Mapleton - Fall Creek in Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Home of Charles Warren Fairbanks

May 11, 1852 – June 4, 1918

Photographed By M. Bowyer, July 22, 2007

1. Home of Charles Warren Fairbanks May 11,1852 - June 4, 1918 Marker

Inscription. Prominent lawyer of Indianapolis; Keynote convention speaker, 1896; United States Senator, 1897-1905; Vice-President of the United States, 1905-1909; and Vice-Presidential candidate in 1916.

Erected 1966 by Indiana Sesquicentennial Commission. (Marker Number 49.1966.1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 11, 1852.

Location. 39° 48.568′ N, 86° 9.405′ W. Marker is in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Marion County. It is in Mapleton - Fall Creek. Marker is on North Meridian Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2960 N Meridian St, Indianapolis IN 46208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Joseph W. Summers Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Joseph W. Summers Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Vincent's Hospital (approx. half a mile away); Newby Oval (approx. ¾ mile away); Prince Hall Freemasonry (approx. 0.9 miles away); Andrew “Bo” Foster / Andrew Foster, 1919-1987 (approx. 0.9 miles away); A National Cemetery System

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(approx. one mile away); Woman's Relief Corps Monument (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indianapolis.

The Home of Charles Warren Fairbanks Marker is in front of what is now Indianapolis Life Insurance. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By M. Bowyer, July 22, 2007

2. The Home of Charles Warren Fairbanks Marker is in front of what is now Indianapolis Life Insurance.

Looking through the iron fence image. Click for full size.

Photographed By M. Bowyer, July 22, 2007

3. Looking through the iron fence

Charles Warren Fairbanks image. Click for full size.

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4. Charles Warren Fairbanks

from The Biographical Dictionary of America, 1906, by Rossiter Johnson.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2007, by M. Bowyer of Indianapolis, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,598 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 22, 2007, by M. Bowyer of Indianapolis, Indiana. 4. submitted on June 18, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.