University Heights is a neighborhood area located on the south side of

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, United States. It is adjacent to the

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and contains the southern portion of the campus.

Location and boundaries

Historically, the original neighborhood is roughly bounded by Hanna Avenue (north), Madison Avenue (west), State Avenue (east), and Lawrence Avenue (south) and located about south of

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. The "neighborhood area" encompasses a larger geography than the historic neighborhood, which is the basis for sociodemographic data collection.

History

In the early 20th century, William L. Elder, an Indianapolis real estate developer, offered the

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of land southeast of downtown Indianapolis to establish a college in exchange for help selling 446 building parcels in a subdivision platted as Marion Heights. Indiana Central University (now the University of Indianapolis) was chartered in 1902, but instruction did not start until September 26, 1905, when the first building, Good Hall, was completed. In 1907, the subdivision was incorporated as University Heights. In 1910, the population was about 100, increasing to nearly 500 by 1920. The City of Indianapolis annexed the town in 1923. According to the ''Encyclopedia of Indianapolis'', homes in the neighborhood were built in a "variety of architectural styles reflecting middle-class tastes from the early 1900s to the 1950s". The neighborhood was largely developed by 1960, with a population of about 1,000.

Transportation

Rapid transit was reintroduced to University Heights with the September 1, 2019, opening of

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's Red Line. The battery electric bus rapid transit route's southern terminus is located at the University of Indianapolis near the intersection of Shelby Street and Hanna Avenue. The route continues south to

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as Red Line Local South (Route 902).

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and

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are sited adjacent to the northeast and south of the neighborhood.

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