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Allison Mansion

Coordinates: 39°48′22″N 86°12′5″W / 39.80611°N 86.20139°W / 39.80611; -86.20139
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Allison Mansion
Allison Mansion, April 2011
Allison Mansion is located in Indianapolis
Allison Mansion
Location3200 Cold Spring Rd, Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates39°48′22″N 86°12′5″W / 39.80611°N 86.20139°W / 39.80611; -86.20139
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1911 (1911)-1914
ArchitectBass, H.
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.70000006[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 18, 1970

Allison Mansion, also known as Riverdale, is a historic home located on the campus of Marian University at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. It was built between 1911 and 1914, and is a large two-story, Arts and Crafts style red brick mansion with a red tile roof. The house features a sunken conservatory, porte cochere, and sunken white marble aviary.[2]: 2–4 

The house was built by businessman and auto racing pioneer James A. Allison.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Jane C. Sprague (June 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Allison Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs
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