Taylor Carpet Company Building is a historic commercial building located at

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. 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 faced with buff

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and the upper stories feature large Chicago style window openings. The first two floors are faced with an

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style stone veneer. It is located next to the Indianapolis News Building. The building housed the Taylor Carpet Company, in operation until 1936. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs It was listed on the

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in 1984. It is located in the

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