Chatham Arch Neighborhood & Bottleworks District Tour

748 Massachusetts Avenue,Indianapolis IN 46204

05 October, 2021

Description

See two homes and hear the stories of the Chatham Arch’s evolution and how it survived a close call with annihilation on this walking tour. As Indianapolis grew beyond its original Mile Square in the mid-nineteenth century, the area northeast of downtown now known as Chatham Arch developed into a thriving neighborhood of modest cottages, grander homes, apartments, duplexes, churches, and commercial buildings. Today, it remains a walkable, vibrant place to live and work, its collection of historic residential and commercial architecture a major selling point. Hear the story of the historic district’s evolution and how it survived a close call with annihilation on Indiana Landmarks’ neighborhood walking tour on October 5, presented in partnership with the Chatham Arch Neighborhood Association and Foundation and Hendricks Commercial Properties. The event offers a look inside two private residences, including an artfully enlarged c.1864 house on St. Clair Street and a church on Park Avenue recently repurposed as condos. The tour concludes with a look at one of the area’s most recent preservation triumphs: the Bottleworks District at the repurposed Art Deco-style Coca-Cola Bottling Plant. Tourgoers will see public spaces inside Bottleworks Hotel before wrapping up at The Garage Food Hall in the bottling plant’s former garages, the perfect place to grab a bite after the tour. Indiana Landmarks revitalizes communities, reconnects us to our heritage, and saves meaningful places. With nine offices located throughout the state, Indiana Landmarks helps people rescue endangered landmarks and restore historic neighborhoods and downtowns. People who join Indiana Landmarks receive its bimonthly magazine, Indiana Preservationist. For more information on the not-for-profit organization, call 317-639-4534, 800-450-4534. Find more at www.indianalandmarks.org.