Skiles Test Nature Park
Skiles Test Nature Park, sometimes called Skiles Test Nature Area is a park on the east side of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.[1] The land had been owned by Skiles Test and was the site of the supposedly haunted house known as the House of Blue Lights.
Skiles Test, a local business man, lived on the property from 1913 to 1964. The property once had a miniature railway and a pool with bathhouses, elevators, and highdives.[2]
In the 1990s, the park became the subject of controversy because it was being used as a tea room by local gay men, often in the sight of children. A teacher from New Castle, Indiana, was caught exposing himself to a student and arrested in 2004.[3]
In 2010 Big Car organized series of site specific art installations in the park including works by Cindy Hinant, Nathan Monk, and Lukas Schooler.[4]
Further reading
- Kobrowski, Nicole Encyclopedia of Haunted Indiana 2008. ISBN 978-0-9774130-2-7
References
- ↑ Archived February 18, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Archived March 14, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑
- ↑ Becker, Gretchen (October 21, 2010). "Test Fest challenged artists to scour Skiles Test Nature Park for materials, create a masterpiece". Indianapolis Star.
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Coordinates: 39°52′10″N 86°03′00″W / 39.86944°N 86.05000°W