Tag Archives: rural historic district
IBJ blog features Cotton Ropkey House
Thursday, January 15, 2009 http://propertylines.ibj.com/ The Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana is racing to save the Cotton-Ropkey House at 79th Street and Marsh Road just west of I-465. The owner of the property, Kite Realty Group, applied for a demolition … Continue reading
Posted in Area History, Current Events
Tagged indiana historic landmarks, kite, rural historic district, tpan
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Ropkey House update
Thursday, January 22, 2009 “It was brought to our attention that this was a historic house, and we have discontinued any effort to demolish it,” January 22, 2009 Historic House in Pike Township is safe – for now Developer sets … Continue reading
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Tagged indiana historic landmarks, mark dollase, rural historic district, tpan
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Pike grads remember Ropkey property . . .
Friday, January 23, 2009 An old buddy, Andy Pritchard, has been following the Ropkey House story along with Mark Montieth and several hundred Pike High School grads. They have compiled a short list of memories from growing up in the … Continue reading
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Tagged indiana historic landmarks, ropkey, rural historic district, tpan
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Creamery event benefits Historic Traders Point!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Sunday, October 26th, 2008 from 12 to 6 pm Traders Point Creamery will be hosting Oktoberfest once again. This is truly the most fabulous, fun-filled day on the farm! Enjoy the Live Music of PolkaBoy’s 13-piece … Continue reading
William Fortune and Traders Point
William Fortune was an integral part of the emergence of Indianapolis from a rural village in the 188os to first class city status in 1920. Philanthropic institutions like the war chest and Commercial Club (predescessor to the Chamber of Commerce) … Continue reading
Posted in Area History, Historic Residents
Tagged eagle creek, moore road, rural historic district
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Traders Point Gives Up the Ghost (Indianapolis News Aug. 1, 1968)
(photo of 1958 Flood in Traders Point and a recent color photo from the same location which shows TOX DROP activities taking place within the same floodway – IRONY) “One would be hard-pressed to find a point in … Continue reading
Posted in Area History, Distinctives
Tagged eagle creek, flood, lafayette road, rural historic district
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Traders Point’s Covered Bridge
Thursday, June 12, 2008 Recent flooding destroyed the Moscow Covered Bridge in Rush County. Margaret Weir Smith, President of the Indiana Covered Bridge Society, writes in today’s Indianapolis Star about our covered bridges and reminds Traders Point residents of how … Continue reading
more normandy farm barn photos
Thanks Bob Kleinops Ross I really enjoyed your blog on the traveling Normandy Barn. It prompted me to find some of the pictures I took while the barn was disassembled and moved to 38th street. Being a person who enjoys … Continue reading
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Tagged bob kleinops, indiana historic landmarks, krannert, rural historic district
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Traders Point ranked top neighborhood by NUVO
Thursday, April 10, 2008 Recently several of us with TPAN were interviewed by Nuvo Magazine for a feature story they were doing about Indianapolis Neighborhoods. We did not realize at the time that it would lead to Traders Point being … Continue reading
Mayor Ballard’s First Pike Meeting & TPAN
Thursday, April 24, 2008 Dear Traders Point Neighbors: Mayor’s Night Out with Pike Township residents occurred on April 22nd at the Guion Creek Middle School. A decent sized crowd turned out to listen to the mayor and his top department … Continue reading
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