Author: Katja Sipple, MA, MIS

Holy Family Church

The parish was founded by German Catholic immigrants in 1837, but the present church, which is made out of…

(812) 934-3013
3027 Pearl Street

Hackman General Store in Oldenburg, IN

Erected 1861-64 by Anton Hackman from Winkum, Germany at a cost of $3,317.85. Structure consists of 125,000…

22163 Main Street

Indiana Bell Building

Now owned by AT&T, this stunning structure, was completed in 1932 and designed by German-American…

129-133 Northwest 5th Street

Hermann Lieber Cottage

Former home of Herman Lieber, a prominent Indianapolis resident. The house was built in 1860 and is located…

407 North Park Avenue

Heritage Lutheran Church

Heritage Lutheran Church formerly known as Immanuel Lutheran Church was founded in 1864 by German immigrants,…

(219) 464-2810
308 Washington Street

H. Lieber Company Building

Herman(n) Lieber, a German immigrant to Indianapolis, founded a bookbinding business and stationery store in…

24 West Washington Street

Indianapolis Brewing Company Site

"Founded in 1887, the Indianapolis Brewing Company, owned by an “English Syndicate”, was the merger of three…

Barnhill Drive & West New York Street

Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation

On November 2, 1856, fourteen pioneering Jewish men gathered at the home of Julius Glaser, a native of…

(317) 255-6647
North Delaware Street & 10th Street

German Newspapers' Demise Historical Marker

Side One German-language newspapers thrived as Germans became Indiana’s largest immigrant population by…

41 Delaware Street

Independent Turnverein of Indianapolis

The Independent Turnverein, also known as the Hoosier Athletic Club and Marott Building, is a historic…

(317) 972-4100
902 North Meridian Street