Lockerbie Square
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Lockerbie Square is the oldest intact residential neighborhood of Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...

, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

, USA. Lockerbie is located on the northeast side of Alexander Ralston's Plat of Indianapolis at the intersection of East Street and New York Street. The neighborhood is directly south of the Mass Ave Cultural District and north of the Cole-Noble District
Cole-Noble District
-History:The name Cole-Noble District derives from two pieces of Eastside Indianapolis history. The Cole Motor Car Company was located on Washington Street just east of College Avenue. The company produced the first four-door automobile and competed with the prestigious Cadillac. Noble refers...

. At only .75 miles away from the Circle, Lockerbie Square was one of Indianapolis' earliest walkable suburbs. Lockerbie Square Historic District
Lockerbie Square Historic District
Lockerbie Square Historic District is a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places within Indianapolis, Indiana, listed on February 23, 1973, with a boundary increase on July 28, 1987. It is noted for its Federal, Italianate, and Queen Anne style architecture...

is also in the national registry because of its vernacular cottages and its 19th Century high-style brick residences.
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