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November 29, 2010

 

Columbus North Christian Church

The design that turned out to be Saarinen’s last is distinguished by its hexagonal shape, 192-foot spire, and central hexagonal sky light.

November 15, 2010

 

Ms. Carson Goes to Washington

The first African-American to represent Indianapolis in Washington was also the Circle City’s first Congresswoman.

October 25, 2010

 

American Gothic…the Nicholson-Rand House

A Gothic-Revival tour de force, the Nicholson-Rand House could serve as the archetype of the haunted house.

October 18, 2010

 

The Dean of American Cartoonists

Purdue alumnus John McCutcheon produced political satire and social commentary for the Chicago Tribune--and filed stories from abroad--from 1903 until 1946.

October 11, 2010

 

Neighborhood Church, Living Monument

While children learned their letters in the basement, Terre Haute's Allen Chapel was home to another sort of underground activity.

September 20, 2010

 

A Tree Grew in Corydon

Legend has it that Indiana’s constitution was debated and ultimately drafted underneath a massive elm, whose trunk was five feet in diameter.

September 13, 2010

 

Following in the Footsteps of a Rebel

Having studied violin and dance as a child, Dean’s teenage pursuits ran from motorcycles to athletics, “the heartbeat of every American boy,” as he wrote.

September 6, 2010

 

The Hoosier Roots of the 49th State

When the longest-serving Republican Senator perished in a plane crash in August 2010, obituaries recalled the Alaska legislator’s Hoosier roots.

January 14, 2008

 

Shortridge High School

Indianapolis-born Kurt Vonnegut always placed his alma mater--Shortridge High School--beyond the range of his trademark slings and arrows.

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