A majestic church building at the corner of 12th and
Delaware streets is up for sale for the first time in more than 30 years. The 34,000-square-foot neoclassical building includes
a 1,200-seat auditorium renovated in 1995. The limestone structure has been used as a place of worship since it was built
in 1912. The Jehovah's Witnesses have owned it since 1978, but the church needs more room and plans to move elsewhere
once it sells. The building's list price: $2.895 million. Summit Realty Group brokers Rich Forslund and Matt Langfeldt
are marketing the property to potential users including another church, an educational or nonprofit organization, or an arts
group. The building at 1201 N. Delaware St. sits across from the President Benjamin Harrison Home and blocks away from the
Indiana Landmarks Center in the Old Northside neighborhood. "Potential buyers who have seen it have been blown away by
its immaculate condition and overall character," Forslund said in a statement. "It really is a vital and unique
piece of real estate." Among its impressive features is an open-loop geothermal system that uses groundwater for hearing
and cooling, Forslund said. The building sits on 1.8 acres, and the property also includes a vacant roughly one-acre lot along
Alabama Street. More photos are here.
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Welcome to Property Lines, Indy's source for neighborhood real estate news. Your host is Scott Olson, IBJ's real estate beat
reporter. Edited by Cory Schouten.
Historic Old Northside church could be yours for $2.9M
February 13, 2012
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Should read MAY hire 20 people.
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Not a good location for a 300,000 home. 10th Street fumes, buses, noise. Max for this location 150,000.
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Redevelopment is the future -urban sprawl is the killer.
The church currently uses the lots under the Interstate for Saturday and Sunday Parking, as well as street parking.
Cory, isn't it "Jehovah"?
All of which suggests its use as a synagogue at one time, except for the fact that Jewish congregations - quite understandably - never move into former churches.
Does anyone know about the cornerstone and its history?
Thanks for the info. I'm still confused, though, because the information I have says it was built in 1912 for the Second Church of Christ Scientists, which occupied the space until 1968.
Is it possible the Jehovah's Witness congregation replaced or changed the original cornerstone?