Created By: Historic Urban Neighborhoods of Indianapolis
Year Built: 1848
Architecture Style: Colonial Revival
Key Features:
Ovid Butler was a lawyer, abolitionist, journalist, and founder of North Western Christian University, which was later renamed Butler University in his honor. In 1846, Butler retired from the practice of law, and built this house on farmland on the outskirts of Indianapolis. The former site of his farm comprises the entire eastern half of The Old Northside, including land at 13th & College that served as the first site of Butler University. Eventually, after several years in the Irvington area, Butler University moved in 1928 to its present-day home on Sunset Avenue in the Butler Tarkington Neighborhood.
Take time to read the Historic marker on this property.
This point of interest is part of the tour: Old Northside Neighborhood
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