The following teaser is from an article posted in the August 4, 2014 edition of ibj.com:
[Indiana] State officials are investigating creating a $17 million headquarters for the state archives on downtown’s American Legion Mall as part of Indiana’s bicentennial celebration.
In a “request for information,” the Indiana Department of Administration has asked real estate developers to submit plans for the project. It would include renovating an existing four-story landmark at 777 N. Meridian St. and building a similar structure to the south that would serve as state-of-the-art storage space.
The Neoclassical limestone building at 777 N. Meridian St. was vacated earlier this year by its main occupant, the Indiana office of the American Legion…
The state’s archives—including thousands of priceless documents from Indiana’s founding and before—currently are stored in a dilapidated building at 6440 E. 30th St. They were moved there in 2001 as a temporary measure while the state library was being remodeled, but ended up remaining at the site.
See: http://www.ibj.com/state-eyes-downtown-site-for-17m-archives-project/PARAMS/article/48885
