Washington Street Lot Values Rise Since 1825
The Washington Street lot next to the Washington Hotel, later Lombard Bldg, sold for $2.55 per front foot in 1825. Readings show current assessed value at $563,920, about $8,811 per front foot, a 3,458 fold increase. Indianapolis population soared from 760 in 1826 to 365,000 by later census. The state agents sold early lots in 1825 and 1826 as the town grew from a log tavern hub to a developing settlement.
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Indianapolis
General Assembly
Agent of State
Washington St
Eagle Tavern
Lombard Bldg
Washington Hotel
Union Title Company Title Insurance Department
Humphrey Griffith
Recent Visitor to Indianapolis Question
A brief reader quiz item notes a visitor to Indianapolis with a photograph. asks readers to identify the person shown, pointing to page 32 for answers.
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Indianapolis
Burns Fatal After Stov e Fire Albany Case
Mary Elizabeth Barlow a 3 year old Negro girl died after attempting to take lighted papers from a cook stove. She lived with her aunt Geneva Martin at 428 West Sixteenth Street and died at city hospital after running from the house with burning clothing. Miss Martin was at a neighbor's home when the accident occurred.
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Burns
Mary Elizabeth Barlow
Geneva Martin
Sixteenth St
City Hospital
Miss Martin
Driver loses control hits parked car injuring youths
Mrs Elizabeth Dunn 1841 Koehne St. drove at 856 N Tacoma Ave and into a parked car owned by Clarence Mmrosky. Flying glass cut her son Wallace 3. George Wates 13 of 1705 N Capitol Ave. was hurt and taken to Methodist Hospital after being struck by Millan Overton at Sixteenth and Illinois Streets.
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Tacoma Ave
Elizabeth Dunn
Koehne St
Clarence Mmrosky
Flying Glass
Wallace
George Wastes
Capitol Ave
Methodist Hospital
Sixteenth
Illinois Sts
Millan Overton
Sixteenth St
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Coats
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Brinkerhoft
Indiana
Sample Anderson
Victrola
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