Circle Tower (Indianapolis, Indiana)
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Indiana /
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Indianapolis, Indiana /
Monument Circle, 55
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office building, high-rise, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, 1930_construction
National Register of Historic Places profile: www.nps.gov/nr/travel/indianapolis/circletower.htm
Facts:
-Built in 1930
-The tallest building directly on Monument Circle, each level above floor 10 features a setback, designed to reduce the amount of shadow cast on the Circle in the morning hours.
-Located to the east of the Soldiers & Sailors Monument. The west façade curves to follow the edge of Monument Circle.
-This is the tallest building in Indianapolis completed during the 1930s.
-The facade and entrances feature intricate design elements inspired by Egyptian themes.
-The exterior base is a light pink granite.
-The lobby has walls of dark polished marble and floors of terrazzo.
-Architects: Rubush and Hunter
Source: Emporis.com
Facts:
-Built in 1930
-The tallest building directly on Monument Circle, each level above floor 10 features a setback, designed to reduce the amount of shadow cast on the Circle in the morning hours.
-Located to the east of the Soldiers & Sailors Monument. The west façade curves to follow the edge of Monument Circle.
-This is the tallest building in Indianapolis completed during the 1930s.
-The facade and entrances feature intricate design elements inspired by Egyptian themes.
-The exterior base is a light pink granite.
-The lobby has walls of dark polished marble and floors of terrazzo.
-Architects: Rubush and Hunter
Source: Emporis.com
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Tower
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 39°46'5"N 86°9'25"W
- Eli Lilly and Company Corporate Campus 0.5 km
- Circle City Industrial Complex 2.4 km
- Ruckus 2.4 km
- Lilly USA Headquarters - Technology Center South (LTCS) 3.2 km
- Citizens Energy Group Water Division 3.4 km
- Citizens Energy Group Operations Center (Langsdale Facility) 3.9 km
- Allison Transmission 7.5 km
- Raytheon Analysis and Test Laboratory 8.5 km
- Infosys U.S. Education Center 10 km
- Target Regional Offices and Distribution Center 12 km
- Mile Square 0.1 km
- Circle Centre Mall (under redevelopment) 0.3 km
- Wholesale District 0.4 km
- Indiana Statehouse Lawn 0.5 km
- Indiana Government Center 0.6 km
- Indianapolis Union Railway Interlocking 0.8 km
- Auto Row 1.2 km
- Central Canal 1.3 km
- Purdue University in Indianapolis 1.4 km
- Center Township 1.6 km