Castleton is a neighborhood area in
Lawrence and
Washington townships on the northeast side of
Indianapolis
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 Marion ...
,
Indiana, United States.
Location and boundaries
Historically, the former Town of Castleton was platted near present-day 82nd St. and the former
Nickel Plate Road, about northeast of
downtown Indianapolis.
The "neighborhood area" encompasses a greater geography than the historic town, which is the basis for sociodemographic data collection. Castleton is bounded by 96th St. (north),
White River (west),
Interstate 69
Interstate 69 (I-69) is an Interstate Highway in the United States currently consisting of 10 unconnected segments with an original continuous segment from Indianapolis, Indiana, northeast to the Canadian border in Port Huron, Michigan, at ...
(east), and 82nd St. and
Interstate 465 (south).
History
Castleton was founded in 1852 by Thomas Gentry. The small town prospered as a service center for nearby farmers and travelers on the
Nickel Plate Road. In the proceeding decades, the town saw gradual development, with a church, grade school, grain elevators, and a railroad depot. The first town board meeting occurred in 1906. In 1950, the town recorded a population of 268.
In 1965, county officials
rezoned the area for commercial and light industrial land uses in anticipation of the local Interstate Highway System. The construction of
Interstates 69 and
465
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Year 465 ( CDLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Hermenericus and Basiliscus (or, less frequently, year 12 ...
forced the demolition of some properties in Castleton, including a church,
Masonic temple, and school. On January 1, 1970, Castleton became an "included town" under the consolidated city-county government of Indianapolis and Marion County (
Unigov). In 1972,
Castleton Square
Castleton Square is an enclosed shopping mall in the Castleton neighborhood on the northeastern side of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Built by Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation and Homart Development Company in 1972, it is owned and manage ...
opened as the largest enclosed shopping mall in Indiana. Suburban development accelerated upon the mall's opening, with the construction of several single-family subdivisions, apartment complexes, shopping centers, and office parks in the 1980s and 1990s.
On November 18, 1991, the town board voted to dissolve the town of 37 residents.
Indianapolis Mayor
Stephen Goldsmith authorized the dissolution effective on January 19, 1992.
Today, Castleton remains one of the metropolitan area's highest concentrations of commercial office and retail space. According to reporting from the ''
Indianapolis Business Journal'', the neighborhood is home to of retail and more than of commercial office.
See also
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List of Indianapolis neighborhoods
Notes
References
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Neighborhoods in Indianapolis
Populated places established in 1843
1843 establishments in Indiana
Former municipalities in Indiana