Luxury and Leisure in Indiana
Moving into the 20th century, Indiana residents found themselves searching for ways to occupy their free time. Some were caught up in the chautauqua movement, …
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Bartlett Real Estate Officelocation_fillThe Bartlett Real Estate Office was constructed in 1927 as the office for a resort development that Frederick …
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Monon Park Dancing Pavilionlocation_fillMonon Park was created in 1897 by the Monon Railroad as a way to encourage passengers to travel on the line. I… -
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Fountain Park Chautauqualocation_fillThe Fountain Park Chautauqua was created in 1895 by Remington Bank president Robert Parker. He envisioned an a… -
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Lake Maxinkuckeelocation_fillLake Maxinkuckee, Indiana’s second largest lake, became a resort community beginning in the 1870s, and the are… -
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Winona Lakelocation_fillThe Beyer brothers purchased a large parcel of land in 1886 on the shores of then Eagle Lake (later renamed Wi… -
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Fox Lake Resortlocation_fillThis African American resort community in northeastern Indiana was developed in 1924 when a group of Indiana b… -
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Chesterfield Spiritualist Camplocation_fillThe Chesterfield Spiritualist Camp was established in 1890 outside of Anderson, Indiana. Modern spiritualism e… -
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Rockville Chautauqua Pavilionlocation_fillAlthough built to house chautauqua events, the Rockville Chautauqua Pavilion is of a more simple form than som… -
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French Lick Springs Hotellocation_fillLocated in the Springs Valley area of Orange County, the French Lick Springs Hotel helped make the region a de… -
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West Baden Springs Hotellocation_fillThe current West Baden Springs Hotel was constructed from 1901-1902, but the site was used for hotels prior to… -
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Vincennes Fortnightly Clublocation_fillThe Fortnightly Club in Vincennes is an educational, social, and humanitarian club for women. Before women wer… -
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Homestead Hotellocation_fillIn contrast to the opulence of both the French Lick Springs Hotel and the West Baden Springs Hotel is the more… -
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Broadmoor Country Clublocation_fillJewish social clubs began to form in Indianapolis as the city’s Jewish population reached a steady 1% during t… -
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Country Club of Indianapolislocation_fillThe Country Club of Indianapolis (CCI) was the city’s first country club. It was established northeast of the … -
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Highland Golf and Country Clublocation_fillThe creation of Highland Golf and Country Club started in 1903. The club spent much of the early 1900’s growin… -
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Hillcrest Country Clublocation_fillHillcrest Country Club, established in 1924, included a clubhouse, 1934 swimming pool, and a 1924 golf course.… -
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Meridian Hills Country Clublocation_fillMeridian Hills Country Club was established in 1923 amidst a cavalcade of several other country clubs opening … -
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YWCA in Indianalocation_fillThe Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) has its roots in England as early at 1855. Two organizations, t…
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