The Blacherne Explained

Blacherne
Coordinates:	39.7728°N -86.1581°W
Added:	September 15, 1983
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	83000058

The Blacherne is a historic apartment building located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It was built in 1895 and is a large seven-story, 6 bay by 15 bay, red pressed brick building on a limestone foundation. It features two circular projecting bays at the corners and a semicircular limestone Romanesque Revival style entry portal.^[1]

The building was constructed by Indiana native Lew Wallace with the royalties from his best selling novel Ben Hur. The building is named after the palace in Wallace's novel The Prince of India; or, Why Constantinople Fell (1893). He maintained a residence in the structure until his death.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . 2016-08-01 . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: Niggle . Karen S. . Roberson . Samuel A. Roberso . Roberson . Sheryl D. . February 1983 . National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis (Part 1) . 2016-08-01 . PDF., Web site: Niggle . Karen S. . Roberson . Samuel A. . Roberson . Sheryl D. . February 1983 . National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis (Part 2) . 2016-08-01 . PDF., Web site: Niggle . Karen S. . Roberson . Samuel A. . Roberson . Sheryl D. . February 1983 . National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis (Part 3) . 2016-08-01 . PDF., and accompanying photographs.