Foster Hall (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Appearance
Foster Hall | |
Location | 7200 N. College Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 39°53′19″N 86°8′51″W / 39.88861°N 86.14750°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1927 |
Architect | Daggett, Robert Frost; et.al. |
Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 05001364[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 6, 2005 |
Foster Hall, also known as Melodeon Hall, is located on the campus of Park Tudor School at 7200 N. College Ave. in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Tudor Revival style building was designed by Robert Frost Daggett and built in 1927. It is a 1+1⁄2-story, stone building with a steeply pitched slate gable roof with seven gables. It features leaded glass windows and sits on a raise basement. It was built for Josiah K. Lilly, Sr. (1861-1948) to house his collection of Stephen Foster materials and serves the community as a reception, concert, and meeting facility.[2]: 5
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Susan Fletcher (May 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Foster Hall" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs
Categories:
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Tudor Revival architecture in Indiana
- School buildings completed in 1927
- Butler University
- Buildings and structures in Indianapolis
- National Register of Historic Places in Indianapolis
- 1927 establishments in Indiana
- Marion County, Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs
- Indianapolis stubs