The Blacherne
The Blacherne is a historic apartment building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1895, and is a large seven-story, 6 bay by 15 bay, red pressed brick building on a limestone foundation. It features two circular projecting bays at the corners and a semicircular limestone Romanesque Revival style entry portal.
The building was constructed by Indiana native Lew Wallace with the royalties from his best selling novel . The building is named after the palace in Wallace's novel The Prince of India; or, Why Constantinople Fell. He maintained a residence in the structure until his death.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
