Esplanade Apartments, Historic apartment building in Meridian Park, Indianapolis, United States.
Esplanade Apartments is an apartment building in Indianapolis featuring a U-shaped brick structure with simulated half-timbering and a broad hipped roof spanning three stories. The complex extends along Pennsylvania Street and displays characteristic design elements from the early 1900s.
Esplanade Apartments was built in 1912 and opened for business with advertisements in the Indianapolis Star on September 1, 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
The Esplanade name and its 1912 opening were announced through advertisements in the Indianapolis Star on September 1, 1912, the building's first public appearance. The U-shaped plan places the wings around a central court, a layout that set the apartments apart from the city's earlier row houses.
The U-shaped plan opens toward the street, so the brick facade and boxed eaves are best seen from the public sidewalk rather than from inside the grounds. The building is a private residence, not a museum, so visitors view it from outside. It stands in the Meridian Park area of Indianapolis, listed on the National Register in 1983.
The building opened for business with advertisements in the Indianapolis Star on September 1, 1912, the date that fixes its completion. Its U-shaped plan, brick veneer and simulated half-timbering are the features to look for from the street. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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