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Broad Ripple Village is one of seven areas designated as cultural districts in
The public school system dates back to at least 1843, when Washington Township School Number Five was built. Washington Township School Number Fourteen was built in 1854. A newer, four-room brick school, "built to accommodate the advanced pupils of the entire township", opened in 1884. (Website transcription) Broad Ripple High School originated as a two-year program in 1886, becoming a three-year program in 1887 and a four-year program sometime between 1893 and 1895. The grade school and high school shared buildings, including the newer 1914 building, until 1926. (Website transcription) Broad Ripple High School became the fourth high school in Indianapolis Public Schools in autumn 1923 after Broad Ripple was annexed to Indianapolis. The high school closed at the end of the 2017–2018 school year. The high school reopened as Broad Ripple Middle School in 2024.
Broad Ripple was annexed to the city of Indianapolis in June 1922, after previous failed attempts in 1906, 1909, and 1913, and several other times.
Broad Ripple Village Association
Broad Ripple History
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, Indiana
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. Located in Washington Township, Marion County, Indiana
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, about north of downtown Indianapolis
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, Broad Ripple was first plat
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ted in 1837, became incorporated as the Town of Broad Ripple in 1894, and was annexed to the City of Indianapolis in 1922.
The neighborhood has a reputation for being socially, economically, and ethnically diverse.
History
The public school system dates back to at least 1843, when Washington Township School Number Five was built. Washington Township School Number Fourteen was built in 1854. A newer, four-room brick school, "built to accommodate the advanced pupils of the entire township", opened in 1884. (Website transcription) Broad Ripple High School originated as a two-year program in 1886, becoming a three-year program in 1887 and a four-year program sometime between 1893 and 1895. The grade school and high school shared buildings, including the newer 1914 building, until 1926. (Website transcription) Broad Ripple High School became the fourth high school in Indianapolis Public Schools in autumn 1923 after Broad Ripple was annexed to Indianapolis. The high school closed at the end of the 2017–2018 school year. The high school reopened as Broad Ripple Middle School in 2024.
Broad Ripple was annexed to the city of Indianapolis in June 1922, after previous failed attempts in 1906, 1909, and 1913, and several other times.
Culture
Broad Ripple Park is a park bordering the White River and located just to the northeast of the village. It features an outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts, baseball diamond, athletic fields, playground, picnic shelters, dog park, wooded preserve, fitness path, and a boat ramp. In 1987, Lillian R. Barcio founded and served as the editor in chief of Broad Ripple's first dedicated monthly newspaper, '' The Village Sampler''. The first issue was published in June 1987. The paper ceased publication in December 1998. In 2004 a free biweekly newspaper, '' The Broad Ripple Gazette,'' was created by Broad Ripple native Alan Hague.Transportation
Broad Ripple is connected to downtown Indianapolis on public bus rapid transit via IndyGo's Red Line (Route 90). The Red Line's Broad Ripple Station is located in the median of College Avenue and is accessed from College's intersection with Broad Ripple Avenue and Westfield Boulevard. Other IndyGo traditional bus routes also run through the village, connecting it to additional neighborhoods in Indianapolis.Indiana Pacers Bikeshare
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launched in the neighborhood on September 5, 2019, with two of the system's 50 docking stations located in Broad Ripple.
See also
* Indianapolis Art Center *List of Indianapolis neighborhoods
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References
External links
{{commons categoryBroad Ripple Village Association
Broad Ripple History
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