Browsing by Subject "Buildings"

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    Better Babies Building, Indiana State Fair.
    (Indiana State Board of Health, 1924-09)
    Photo of the Better Babies Building located at the Indiana State Fair Grounds. Erected in 1924, it was used for maternity and infancy demonstrations and child examinations.
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    Hill Crest Community Center
    (Indiana State Board of Health, 1924-11)
    Photo of the Hill Crest Community Center Building located in Clinton, Indiana
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    "How Others Have Built": A Sketch of Indianapolis Construction and Demolition Patterns
    (2018-12) Ryan, Jordan B.; Monroe, Elizabeth Brand; Barrows, Robert G.; Cramer, Kevin; Selm, William
    This thesis argues that an architectural surveying methodology via newspaper sampling offers new insight historic preservationists can use to more efficiently predict demolitions. Using data collected from the “Home Builder’s Department” section of the Indianapolis Star, this study compiles architectural information on 425 structures, mostly single-family and duplex residences, built between 1909 and 1926. Engaging with the historiographical themes of public history and architectural history as well as methodological components of historic preservation and digital humanities, the data-centric model relies on a collection of sampled newspaper articles, which were analyzed for specific information, compiled into a data repository with supplemental research, and then incorporated into the ArcGIS program for interpretation. The project provides a synopsis on early twentieth century building trends in Indianapolis and offers implications regarding the role that factors such as building type, geographic location, federal and municipal historic district protections, architectural style, and exterior building material or cladding play in predicting demolitions. Beyond these predictive results, this study also suggests a city-wide surveying methodology for organizing and analyzing large quantities of historic architecture for preservation planning initiatives.
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    Sunnyside (Marion County) Tuberculosis Sanatorium
    (Indiana State Board of Health, 1919-11)
    A tuberculosis sanitarium in Marion County.
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    Tenement house above barber shop.
    (Indiana State Board of Health, 1928-03)
    Photograph of a frame tenement house above and behind a a barber shop.