Neighborhood info
This tour visits Irvington, located on Indianapolis' east side.
Learn more about Indianapolis' urban neighborhoods.
Tour Access & Amenities
Irvington lies East of the Downtown about 5 miles on Washington Street. Park on the street.
Food
Irvington offers a variety of restaurants from fine dining to pizza to brewpub in a shopping mall at 5600 E. Washington The Med – 5614 E. Washington St, Jockamo – 5646 E Washington St
Gas
GetGo Gas, 5061 E Washington, Speedway, 5103 E. Washington
Tour Start & Sights
- Osborne Home
955 North Campbell Ave
1908 Arts and Crafts - Ellenberger Park
5301 East Saint Clair St.
The Ellenberger family dwelled in a large Italianate farmhouse on what is today East 10th Street. - Pleasanton
Intersection of Poplar and Norway One of the best kept secrets in Irvington is the beautiful little enclave of Pleasanton located east of Emerson and south of Michigan Street. - Recker Home
59 North Hawthorne Ln.
1908 Arts and Crafts - Clifton Wheeler House
5317 Lowell Ave.
1912 Arts and Crafts - Schwarb Home
306 North Irvington Ave.
1901 Queen Anne - Lavelle House
5720 Lowell Ave.
1923 Prairie Style - Thornton House
75 North Audubon Rd.
1914 Craftsman Key - Irvington United Methodist Church / Jacob Dorsey Forrest House
30 North Audubon Rd.
1906 Tudor Revival - Julian Home
115 South Audubon Rd.
1873 Italianate - Commercial District
200 Block of South Audubon Road. Irvington was modeled after Glendale, a suburb of Cincinnati. In the Glendale plan, locals built a small commercial area near the railroad depot. - South Irvington Circle Park
The winding streets and the Circle are examples of the progressive ideas that were built into the Irvington plan when the neighborhood was founded. - Oberholzter Home
5802 University Ave.
1902 Arts and Crafts - Children's Guardian’s Home
5751 University Ave.
c. 1890s Colonial Revival - Oak Avenue
Many of the homes we’re about to pass were fraternity and sorority houses for Butler University. Oak Avenue features beautiful old oak trees and contrasting architectural styles. - Pi Beta Phi Sorority
275 South Audubon Rd.
1905 Arts and Craft - Eudorus Johnson Home
5631 University Ave.
1876 Victorian Gothic - Barnard House
5543 University Ave.
1908 Queen Anne - Blount House
5470 University Ave.
1879 Italianate Key - Graham-Stephenson House
5432 University Ave.
1889 Colonial Revival - Benton House
312 Downey Ave.
1873 Second Empire - Charles Cross House
322 Downey Ave.
c. 1898 American Four Square with Shinge Influences - Bona Thompson Memorial Center
5350 University Ave.
1903 Neoclassical