National Historic Landmark · Indianapolis, Indiana

Athenaeum (Das Deutsche Haus)

A listed building in Indianapolis, Indiana, built 1893 in the Renaissance Revival architecture style. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.

Athenaeum (Das Deutsche Haus)
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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address401 E. Michigan St., Indianapolis, IN
CountyMarion County
ListedFeb 21, 1973
Reference number73000032
Built1893
ArchitectVonnegut & Bohn
StyleRenaissance Revival architecture, Romanesque Revival architecture
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

Street401 E. Michigan St.
Coordinates39.77337, -86.15027 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73000032. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.