Majestic Building (Indianapolis, Indiana)
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Majestic Building, also known as the Indiana Farm Bureau Co-op Building, is a historic commercial building located at
Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Mari ...
. It was built in 1895–1896, and is a large ten-story, "U"-shaped, brick and
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building. It features semi-circular and
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arched openings. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs
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leased four floors for its headquarters until 1956. It was listed on the
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in 1980.


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Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Commercial buildings completed in 1896 Commercial buildings in Indianapolis National Register of Historic Places in Indianapolis {{Indianapolis-stub