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Michigan Road Toll House

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Michigan Road Toll House
Michigan Road Toll House

Michigan Road Toll House is a historic toll house located on the Michigan Road at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. It was built about 1850, as a simple one-story frame building. It was raised to two stories in 1886. The building operated as a toll house from about 1866 to 1892. The building was also used as a post office, notary public office, and general store.: 2–4 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

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Michigan Road Toll House
Michigan Road, Indianapolis

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N 39.841388888889 ° E -86.188888888889 °
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Michigan Road 4701
46228 Indianapolis
Indiana, United States
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