The Wilson

For The Wilson, a museum and gallery in England, see Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum.

Wilson
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Front of the Wilson

Location	643 Ft. Wayne Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates	39°46′34″N 86°9′17″W / 39.77611°N 86.15472°W / 39.77611; -86.15472Coordinates: 39°46′34″N 86°9′17″W / 39.77611°N 86.15472°W / 39.77611; -86.15472
Area	less than one acre
Built	1905
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival
MPS	Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis TR
NRHP Reference #	83000089^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 15, 1983

The Wilson is a historic Renaissance Revival apartment building located at 643 Fort Wayne Avenue in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.^[1] It was built in 1905 amid an apartment-building boom; more than fifty such apartment buildings were completed in what is now central Indianapolis in 1905 alone.^[2]^:18

Front doorway detail

In 1983, the Wilson was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the "Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis" multiple property submission.^[1] The apartments in this group were added to the Register for their architecture and for their place in the development of commerce and real estate development in Indianapolis.^[2]^:14

Its NRHP nomination states: "The Wilson is significant for its use of numerous distinctive Renaissance Revival motifs derived from the classical vocabulary of architectural design."^[3] It has a five bay Doric order terra cotta entrance arcade and other architectural details.^[3]

References

1 2 3 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Niggle, Karen S., and Sheryl D. Robinson (1983-02-28). "Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis Thematic Resources" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-12-14. (Note: online document includes 28 pages of a 92 page document, plus 4 pages of signatures)
1 2 Niggle, Karen S., and Sheryl D. Robinson (1983-02-28). "Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis Thematic Resources: The Wilson". National Park Service. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help) (Note: This is a one page section of a 92 page document, at page 57, plus one photograph page)

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