Mile Square in Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Fletcher Place Historic District
Photographed by Tom Bosse, June 14, 2026
1. Fletcher Place Historic District Marker
Much of this predominantly residential neighborhood was originally Woodlawn, the farm of pioneer lawyer and banker Calvin Fletcher. In 1871, the Fletcher Place Methodist Episcopal Church rose at the corner of Fletcher and Virginia Avenues and gave its name to the neighborhood. The former church is now condominiums. Working class German and Irish immigrants settled in the cottages and two story frame and brick houses of the neighborhood beginning in the 1850s. On South Collete Avenue, the Milano Inn and Iarias Restaurant recall the later arrival of Italian families. Architectural styles in Fletcher Place include Federal, Italianate, Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, and Vernacular. Construction of Interstate 76-70 in the 1970s to the east created a self contained neighborhood which along with the Holy Rosary / Danish Church District has attracted new residents and revitalization since 1980.
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Fletcher Avenue east of College in the early 20th Century. Indiana State Library Manuscripts and Rare Books Division.
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The Fletcher Place Methodist Episcopal Church before world War I. Indiana Historical Society, Bass Photo Co. Collection, 62802.
Erected by Indianapolis Cultural Trail.
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Location. 39° 45.67′ N, 86° 8.967′ W. Marker is in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Marion County. It is in Mile Square. It is at the intersection of East South Street and East South Street, on the right when traveling east on East South Street. The marker stands along the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 413 Virginia Ave, Indianapolis IN 46204, 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 within walking distance of this marker: Calvin Fletcher (a few steps from this marker); Holy Rosary/Danish Church Historic District (within shouting distance of this marker); Indiana Oxygen Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Indiana Oxygen Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Indianapolis Farmers Market (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Holy Rosary - Danish Church Historic District (approx. Ό mile away); Rosenbaum House (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Holy Rosary/Danish Church Historic District (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indianapolis.
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Photographed by Tom Bosse, June 14, 2026
2. Fletcher Place Historic District Marker
Photographed by Tom Bosse, June 14, 2026
3. Former Fletcher Place Methodist Episcopal Church
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2026, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2026, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
