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Lockerbie Square Historic District is a national historic district on the National Register of Historic Places within Indianapolis, Indiana, listed on February 23, 1973, with a boundary increase on July 28, 1987. It is noted for its Federal, Italianate, and Queen Anne style architecture. The original platting of Lockerbie Square, done by Jannett Smith Lockerbie McOuat and named for her father, Scottish immigrant George Murray Lockerbie, was between 1847 and 1850. The 1960s saw an immense effort to save the buildings within the district, becoming the first historic district in Indianapolis. Many of the buildings date from 1855 to 1930. James Whitcomb Riley, famed Hoosier poet, lived in the district for over two decades. He was known to give candy to local children on his regular walks.

The Mayleeno is a historic apartment building located immediately behind the Athenæum (Das Deutsche Haus) at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1914, and is a three-story, U-shaped, brick and limestone building reminiscent of the Arts and Crafts movement. It features screened balcony porches on the front of each apartment unit.: Part 2, p. 36–37 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

St. Mary Catholic Church (St. Marienkirche) is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. Originally founded in 1858 to serve the city's growing German population, it is noted for its historic parish church at the corner of New Jersey and Vermont streets, which was completed in 1912. Designed by architect Hermann J. Gaul in the late Gothic Revival style, it follows a cruciform plan modeled after the Cologne Cathedral in Germany. The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Athenæum, originally named Das Deutsche Haus (German: "The German House"), is the most ornate and best-preserved building affiliated with the German American community of Indianapolis. Once used as a German American Turnverein and clubhouse, it currently houses many groups, organizations, and businesses. The Athenæum is located across Massachusetts Avenue from the Old National Centre. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 21, 1973. On October 31, 2016, it was named the 41st National Historic Landmark in Indiana.

The Alexandra, also known as Lockerbie Court, is a historic apartment building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1902, and is a three-story, red brick and grey limestone building on a raised basement with Georgian Revival style detailing. It features six three-story polygonal bay windows on the front facade.: Part 2, p. 4–5 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

The Cole-Noble Commercial Arts District is a neighborhood in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It is situated on the east side of downtown Indianapolis.

The Harriett was a historic apartment building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built about 1905, and was a three-story, U-shaped, Classical Revival style yellow brick and grey limestone building.: Part 2, p. 14–15  It has been demolished. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 and delisted in 2011.

The Mass Ave Cultural Arts District, colloquially known as Mass Ave, is one of seven designated cultural districts in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The district centers on 0.86 miles (1.38 km) of its namesake Massachusetts Avenue, from its southern terminus at New York and Delaware streets to its northern terminus at Bellefontaine Street. The avenue is one of the four original diagonal streets included in Alexander Ralston's plan of 1821. Mass Ave also contains the Massachusetts Avenue Commercial District, a historic district included on the National Register of Historic Places since 1982. Today it lies at the heart of the city's arts district. It offers some of the city's most visible theaters and art galleries as well as a number of shops and eateries.Gentrification in the 1990s propelled the area from squalor to one of the city's more fashionable addresses. Currently, redevelopment of Mass Ave focuses on fostering locally owned shops, theaters, and restaurants.

The Massachusetts is a historic apartment building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1905, and is a three-story, yellow brick and limestone building. The first floor has commercial storefronts and the two upper stories have four plain Tuscan order pilasters.: Part 2, p. 20–21 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is located in the Massachusetts Avenue Commercial District.

The Wil-Fra-Mar is a historic apartment building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1897, and is a three-story, six bay wide, yellow brick building. It has double recessed entries and stripped down Romanesque Revival style details.: Part 1, p. 33–34 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

The Cadle Tabernacle was a church established in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1921 by its founder, E. Howard Cadle. Named in honor of Cadle's mother, Loretta "Etta" Cadle, the building served as a center for evangelical programs and broadcasts on the Cincinnati, Ohio, radio station WLW in the 1930s, reaching listeners throughout the Midwest and parts of the South. The building's seating capacity of 10,000 made it the largest of its kind in the United States when it was built. Cadle Tabernacle was demolished in 1968 and the site was used for other purposes.

The Oxford is a historic apartment building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1902, and is a three-story, six bay by ten bay, orange brick and limestone building. The entrance features a semi-elliptical rusticated voussoir arch with two Ionic order pilasters.: Part 2, p. 12–13 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It is located in the Massachusetts Avenue Commercial District.