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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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