History

The name Cole-Noble District derives from two pieces of Eastside Indianapolis

Indianapolis

Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...

 history. The Cole Motor Car Company

Cole Motor Car Company

The Cole Motor Car Company was an early automobile maker based in Indianapolis, Indiana. Cole automobiles were built from 1908 until 1925. They were quality-built luxury cars. The make is a pioneer of the V-8 engine.- Early years :...

 (1909–1925) was located on Washington Street

Washington Street (Indianapolis)

Washington Street is the primary east-west street in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The street follows the route of the National Road for almost all of its length in the city of Indianapolis. For a time, its entire length was designated as U.S...

 just east of College Avenue. The company produced the first four-door automobile and competed with the prestigious Cadillac

Cadillac

Cadillac is an American luxury vehicle marque owned by General Motors . Cadillac vehicles are sold in over 50 countries and territories, but mostly in North America. Cadillac is currently the second oldest American automobile manufacturer behind fellow GM marque Buick and is among the oldest...

. Noble refers to Noah Noble

Noah Noble

Noah Noble was the fifth Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1831 to 1837. His two terms focused largely on internal improvements, culminating in the passage of the Mammoth Internal Improvement Act, which was viewed at the time as his crowning achievement...

, who served as Indiana governor from 1831 to 1839. The Noble family farm once occupied a significant portion of the Cole-Noble area.

The Cole Noble District is known for a mix of Georgian

Georgian architecture

Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...

, Federal

Federal architecture

Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...

, and Art Deco style architecture.

From 1974 to 2001, Market Square Arena

Market Square Arena

Market Square Arena was an indoor arena, located in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Completed in 1974, at a cost of $23 million, it seated 16,530, for basketball and 15,993, for ice hockey.-History:...

 was located at 300 East Market Street within the district. The indoor arena served as the home to the Indiana Pacers

Indiana Pacers

The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association...

 for 25 years, as well as numerous other entertainment events, before it was demolished in 2001. It is also known for being the site of Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....

's last concert in 1977.

Residential

Since 2003, more than a handful of residential developments have been constructed in the neighborhood. Multi-family environments including townhouses, condominiums and apartments have been seen great success and have helped revitalize the neighborhood just East of Monument Circle. Individual communities include the Hudson, Clevelander, Packard, DeSoto, and Maxwell. Tadd Miller, the CEO of Indianapolis and Cole-Noble based development company Milhaus Development, LLC, was a development partner in each of these projects.

Business

Multiple local businesses are headquartered in the Cole Noble District. Among them are the Indianapolis-based restaurants Maxine's Chicken and Waffles and Circle City Pizza. Award winning brewery Sun King Brewery, and Easley Winery are also located in the Cole-Noble District.

Borders of the District

• Northern - Miami Street
• Western - Alabama Street
• Southern - Railroad tracks south of Washington Street
• Eastern - I-65

Board of directors

• Barbara Milton – Executive Director
• Bruce Buchanan – Chair
• Ken Konesco
• Eric Rowland
• Mark Easley
• Denny Sponsel
• Tadd Miller