The Blacherne

Blacherne
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Blacherne, January 2010
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Location	402 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates	39°46′22″N 86°9′29″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1895 (1895)
MPS	Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis TR
NRHP reference No.	83000058[1]
Added to NRHP	September 15, 1983

The Blacherne is a historic apartment building located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. 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]

Gallery

The Blancherne in 1904

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "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 Niggle, Karen S.; Roberson, Samuel A. Roberso; Roberson, Sheryl D. (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis (Part 1)" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016., Niggle, Karen S.; Roberson, Samuel A.; Roberson, Sheryl D. (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis (Part 2)" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016., Niggle, Karen S.; Roberson, Samuel A.; Roberson, Sheryl D. (February 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis (Part 3)" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016., and accompanying photographs.