Draft:Fayette Street Conservation Area
| Fayette Street Conservation Area | |
|---|---|
 The Madame Walker Theatre Building on MLK Jr. Blvd | |
| Location | Downtown Central Canal to the White River, bounded by 9th , 10th , Martin Luther King Jr., and North Missouri streets |
Fayette Street Conservation Area is located near downtown Indianapolis, off of the I-65 North and near the IU Indianapolis campus. It overlaps with both downtown Indy as well as some historical districts in Indianapolis, such as Lockefield Gardens. Much of the campus' land was taken from the original neighborhood.[1] It is associated with the White River/Central Canal. It used to be a majority black settlement in the Canal area, one of the few available. It is also part of the Historic Urban Neighborhoods of Indianapolis (HUNI), which is a group that advocates for the conservation and preservation of historic places.[1] It is listed as a "Water Landmark" by the American Water Works Association, and as a Historic District in the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission. It was established as a historic district in 1995. [2][3]
Fayette Street is next to Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, down the street from Massachusetts Avenue and Lockefield Gardens.
Some landmarks in the area are the Madame CJ Walker Theatre, the Kurt Vonnegut museum, and the USS Indianapolis Memorial. A revitalization effort was designed for the neighborhood due to the deterioration.[4] A well-known traffic cam was placed in the area, tracking traffic on the I-65.
- ^ a b "Fayette Street | Historic Urban Neighborhoods of Indianapolis". huniindy.org. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
- ^ "Historic and Conservation Districts & Protected Properties in Marion County". indy.gov.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Choate, Connie L.; Goldsmith, Stephen (February 1, 1995). "Historic Preservation Plan: Fayette Street Conservation Area (HA-26 FY)" (PDF). Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
- ^ Polley, Claudia (1993). "Revitalizing Fayette Street: A community-based revitalization plan". Forum Journal. 7 (5): 59–61. ISSN 2325-7296.