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The Blacherne is a historic apartment 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, and is a large seven-story, 6 bay by 15 bay, red pressed brick building on a
limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...
foundation. It features two circular projecting bays at the corners and a semicircular limestone
Romanesque Revival Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to ...
style entry portal. ''Note:'' This includes , , , and Accompanying photographs The building was constructed by Indiana native
Lew Wallace Lewis Wallace (April 10, 1827February 15, 1905) was an American lawyer, Union general in the American Civil War, governor of the New Mexico Territory, politician, diplomat, and author from Indiana. Among his novels and biographies, Wallace is ...
with the royalties from his best selling novel '' Ben Hur''. The building is named after the palace in Wallace's novel ''The Prince of India; or, Why Constantinople Fell'' (1893). He maintained a residence in the structure until his death. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1983.


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Apartment buildings in Indiana Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Romanesque Revival architecture in Indiana Residential buildings completed in 1895 Residential buildings in Indianapolis National Register of Historic Places in Indianapolis {{Indianapolis-stub