Blacherne
The Blacherne, January 2010
The Blacherne is located in Indianapolis
The Blacherne
The Blacherne is located in Indiana
The Blacherne
The Blacherne is located in the United States
The Blacherne
Location402 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates39°46′22″N 86°9′29″W / 39.77278°N 86.15806°W / 39.77278; -86.15806
Arealess than one acre
Built1895 (1895)
MPSApartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis TR
NRHP reference No.83000058[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 15, 1983

The Blacherne is a historic apartment building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1895, and is a large seven-story, 6 bay by 15 bay, red pressed brick building on a limestone foundation. It features two circular projecting bays at the corners and a semicircular limestone Romanesque Revival style entry portal.[2]: Part 1, p. 31–32 

The building was constructed by Indiana native Lew Wallace with the royalties from his best selling novel Ben Hur.[2] The building is named after the palace in Wallace's novel The Prince of India; or, Why Constantinople Fell (1893). He maintained a residence in the structure until his death.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

The Blancherne in 1904

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved August 1, 2016. Note: This includes Karen S. Niggle, Samuel A. Roberson, and Sheryl D. Roberson (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis (Part 1)" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link), Karen S. Niggle, Samuel A. Roberson, and Sheryl D. Roberson (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis (Part 2)" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link), Karen S. Niggle, Samuel A. Roberson, and Sheryl D. Roberson (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis (Part 3)" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link), and Accompanying photographs


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