Indianapolis News Building, also known as the Goodman Jewelers Building, is a historic commercial building located at

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. It was designed by architect Jarvis Hunt (1863–1941) and built in 1909–1910. It is a ten-story, rectangular,

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style brick and

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building. It is three bays wide and 10 bays deep. The top floor features a corbelled terra cotta balcony, Tudor-like window openings, and a Gothic

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. It is located next to the

Taylor Carpet Company Building Taylor Carpet Company Building is a historic commercial building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1897, and is a seven-story, rectangular, Beaux-Arts style building. The top three stories were added in 1906. The front facade is ...

. The building housed the ''

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'' until 1949. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs It was listed on the

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in 1984. It is located in the Washington Street–Monument Circle Historic District.

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