Our walks will continue in August with a visit to Woodruff Place -- a neighborhood on the East side of town, between East 10th Street, East Michigan Street, east of the Cottage Home neighborhood by about a half a mile.
"This gracious historic community, located just one mile east of downtown Indianapolis, is recognized as Indianapolis’s first planned residential suburb. In a beautiful park-like setting, you will find fine examples of lovely Victorian era homes, esplanades with fountains and statuary, and an ambiance that is unlike any other. Though not exactly a convenient location in 1872, (nearly an hour by wagon from the center of town), local advertisements were successful in attracting curious visitors eager to see what could possibly be so special about this place where the cost of a 40 x 80 foot lot exceeded a year’s wage." Woodruff Place remained an independent town until the costs of maintenance and the resolution of a lawsuit forced integration into the city of Indianapolis in 1962. Woodruff Place was included in the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
Our host will be Tom Abeel, deeply involved with the boards of the community and current President of Historic Urban Neighborhoods of Indianapolis.
We will meet Tom at the Woodruff Town Hall, 735 Woodruff Place, East Drive at 7PM. As days will be getting shorter, again, members are welcomed to come earlier for shooting opportunities.
If you have any questions about this event, please contact Jay van Santen at 317-513-2825
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