New Augusta in Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

New Augusta

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 5, 2023

1. New Augusta Marker

Inscription.
(Originally Hosbrook)
Founded 1852

Designated Historic District
July 12, 1989

Site of early Post Office

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 39° 53.005′ N, 86° 14.333′ W. Marker is in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Marion County. It is in New Augusta. It is at the intersection of West 72nd Street and Dobson Street, on the right when traveling west on West 72nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4622 72nd St, Indianapolis IN 46268, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Patrick H. Sullivan 1824 (approx. 4 miles away); Toll House - Michigan Road (approx. 4 miles away); Town of Meridian Hills (approx. 4.1 miles away); Central Canal & Towpath (approx. 4½ miles away); The Central Canal (approx. 4.6 miles away); Oldfields (approx. 4.6 miles away); Original Plat Historical Block No. 8 (approx. 4.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indianapolis.

Regarding New Augusta. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

The two story brick building at 7202-04 Dobson (c.1890-Photo #21) is the former Oddfellows Building. The three storefronts (two on Dobson, one on 72nd Street) of this nineteenth century commercial building remain unaltered displaying the typical storefront treatment of windows on either side of a door with a transom above. The building, which continues to house the New Augusta Lodge Number 511, was constructed to house the Oddfellows on the second floor with commercial space allotted on the first level. As the largest commercial
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 5, 2023

2. New Augusta Marker
building in the village, the Oddfellows building housed such businesses as an ice cream store, grocery store, and barber shop. The post office remained there until the early 1960s.

Also see . . . New Augusta Historic District (PDF). National Register nomination for the district. (National Archives) (Submitted on August 26, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 248 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 26, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.