Mass Ave Cultural Arts District

The Mass Ave Cultural Arts District, colloquially known as Mass Ave, is one of seven designated cultural districts in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The district centers on 0.86 miles (1.38 km) of its namesake Massachusetts Avenue, from its southern terminus at New York and Delaware streets to its northern terminus at Bellefontaine Street. The avenue is one of the four original diagonal streets included in Alexander Ralston's plan of 1821. Mass Ave also contains the Massachusetts Avenue Commercial District, a historic district included on the National Register of Historic Places since 1982.

Mass Ave Cultural Arts District
Indianapolis Cultural District
Clockwise from top left: Massachusetts Avenue streetscape, Old National Centre, The Athenæum, and street art
Interactive map of the neighborhood
Coordinates: 39°46′30″N 86°8′55″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyMarion
CityIndianapolis
Area code317 / 463

Today it lies at the heart of the city's arts district. It offers some of the city's most visible theaters and art galleries as well as a number of shops and eateries.[1]

Gentrification in the 1990s propelled the area from squalor to one of the city's more fashionable addresses. Currently, redevelopment of Mass Ave focuses on fostering locally owned shops, theaters, and restaurants.[2]

Massachusetts Avenue Commercial District
Massachusetts Avenue Commercial District
Mass Ave Cultural Arts District is located in Indianapolis
Mass Ave Cultural Arts District
Mass Ave Cultural Arts District is located in Indiana
Mass Ave Cultural Arts District
Mass Ave Cultural Arts District is located in the United States
Mass Ave Cultural Arts District
LocationRoughly bounded by one block to either side of Massachusetts Ave. from Delaware St. to Interstate 65, Indianapolis, Indiana
Architectural styleArt Deco, Islamic, Italianate, Modern Movement, Renaissance Revival, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.82000064 (original)
100004725 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 1982
Boundary increaseDecember 4, 2019

Landmarks

References
  1. "Massachusetts Avenue Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
  2. "History". DiscoverMassAve.com. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
  3. "Massachusetts Avenue Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved September 1, 2008.
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