The Colonial (Indianapolis, Indiana)
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The Colonial is a historic apartment building located at
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. It was built in 1900, and is a three-story, eight bay by ten bay,
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style yellow brick building. It features a variety of
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decorative elements and two-story bay windows on the upper floors. ''Note:'' This includes , , , and Accompanying photographs It was listed on the
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in 1983.


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Apartments and Flats of Downtown Indianapolis Thematic Resources An apartment (American English, Canadian English), flat (British English, Indian English, South African English), tenement (Scots English), or unit (Australian English) is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that ...
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Residential buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Residential buildings completed in 1900 Neoclassical architecture in Indiana Residential buildings in Indianapolis National Register of Historic Places in Indianapolis {{Indianapolis-stub