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Meridian-Kessler in Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

North Meridian Street Historic District

 
 
North Meridian Street Historic District Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 8, 2015
1. North Meridian Street Historic District Marker
Inscription. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1986

"One of America's Great Streets."
 
Erected 1991 by Meridian Street Foundation. (Marker Number 49.1991.2.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1986.
 
Location. 39° 49.746′ N, 86° 9.408′ W. Marker is in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Marion County. It is in Meridian-Kessler. It is on North Meridian Street north of East 40th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4038 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis IN 46205, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Janet Flanner (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Booth Tarkington (approx. Ό mile away); Oliver Johnson House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Crown Hill Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); Crown Hill Confederate Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Meridian Park Historic District (approx. 0.9 miles away); Marshall "Major" Taylor (approx. 0.9 miles away); Hinkle Fieldhouse (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indianapolis.
 
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Another marker is no longer nearby.
Crown Hill (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
North Meridian Street Historic District Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 8, 2015
2. North Meridian Street Historic District Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 713 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on March 13, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
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Jun. 22, 2026