Indiana Landmarks Center - 1201 Central Avenue

Year Built: 1891

Architecture Style: Romanesque Revival

Key Features:

• Large Stained Galss Window
• Heavy Stone Construction
• Dome and Bell Tower

The current home of Indiana Landmarks is the restored Central Avenue Methodist Church. There were additions to the building in 1900 and 1922. The building fell into disrepair, but was restored by Indiana Landmarks when they purchased the property. Historic Urban Neighborhoods of Indianapolis is an affiliate organization of Indiana Landmarks.

"Founded in 1960, Indiana Landmarks is proud of our status as the largest statewide preservation organization in the U.S.

In 1960, Hoosier civic and business leaders founded Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, renamed Indiana Landmarks in 2010, to preserve significant sites for the benefit of present and future generations. The inaugural co-chairmen—Eli Lilly and Herman Krannert—ensured a promising degree of respect and clout.

Indiana Landmarks’ first project, the restoration of the Second Empire-style Morris-Butler House in Indianapolis, also served the broader purpose of revitalizing a run-down area. Later known as the Old Northside, it’s one of many neighborhoods we’ve revitalized as historic districts in Indianapolis and elsewhere.

By the mid-1970s, Indiana Landmarks had expanded programs and outreach, establishing innovative real estate programs to rescue endangered properties and use landmarks as the basis for community revitalization.

We’ve sparked the creation of local non-profit preservation organizations, providing crucial financial, strategic, and staff support at key moments. Indiana Landmarks’ commitment to empowering local leadership can be seen in the 62 local organizations formally affiliated with Indiana Landmarks and nearly 50 local preservation commissions in our state.

We also developed educational programs, workshops, tours, awards, a magazine, e-letters and social media networks to increase Hoosiers’ awareness of landmarks and the importance of stewardship and preservation.

A private organization not affiliated with government, Indiana Landmarks grew from an all-volunteer force to a membership-based nonprofit with professional staff in an Indianapolis headquarters and nine regional offices who help Hoosiers save and repurpose old buildings and revitalize neighborhoods and downtowns."

To learn more about this space, visit the Indiana Landmarks website: https://www.indianalandmarks.org/