City-County Building (Indianapolis)

City–County Building
City–County Building
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General information
Status	Complete
Type	Government offices
Location	200 East Washington Street,; Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Coordinates	39°46′04.5″N 86°09′12.75″W / 39.767917°N 86.1535417°WCoordinates: 39°46′04.5″N 86°09′12.75″W / 39.767917°N 86.1535417°W
Construction started	1959; 62 years ago
Completed	1962; 59 years ago
Cost	$22 million
Owner	Indianapolis–Marion County Building Authority
Height
Roof	372 ft (113 m)
Technical details
Floor count	28
Floor area	734,447 sq ft (68,232.4 m2)
Design and construction
Architect	Wright, Porteous & Lowe/Bonar; Lennox, Matthews, Simmons & Ford, Inc.
Structural engineer	J. M. Rotz Engineering Co.

The City–County Building is a 28-story building at 200 East Washington Street in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, that houses the offices of the consolidated city-county government of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana, known as Unigov.

History[]

The building opened in 1962 after two years of construction,^[1] at a cost of $22 million.^[2] The City-County Building was the first building in the city to be taller than the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, and was the tallest building in the city until 1970.^[1] The building's total floor area covers 734,447 sq ft (68,232.4 m²).^[3]

Prior to its construction, Marion County offices were located in the Marion County Courthouse, which stood on what is now the plaza on the south side of the City–County Building; the courthouse was demolished upon completion of the latter. Indianapolis city offices were located in the Indianapolis City Hall.^[4]

Usage[]

The City–County Building houses the Marion County Courts, headquarters of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, and the Indianapolis City-County Council. The office of the Mayor of Indianapolis is on the twenty-fifth floor of the building.^[5] An observation deck, open to the public, is accessible on the twenty-eighth floor of the building.^[6]

Proposal to sell to private sector[]

In 2017, the city began the process to build a new criminal justice complex in the Twin Aire neighborhood that will open in 2022. As a result, there will be a large amount of empty space in the City-County Building. In 2018, the administration of Mayor Joe Hogsett began a process to determine how much office space the city-county government will require in the future, and where it should be located. One possibility is to sell the CCB to private developers and move some of the government offices to the Old Indianapolis City Hall. "Our offices struggle to reorganize around modern technology," Hogsett said. "Many of our offices are sized with the assumption records will be kept in rows and rows of filing cabinets. Why not? That's how they kept the records in 1960. That's how the (City-County Building) was built."^[7]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "City-County Building, Indianapolis". Emporis. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
^ Caldwell, Howard; Jones, Darryl (1990). Goodall, Kenneth (ed.). Indianapolis. Bloomington, Indiana, United States: Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-32998-1. Retrieved 2008-12-25.
^ Olson, Scott (April 23, 2018). "Hogsett explores shopping City–County Building, other downtown properties for overhauls". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
^ Zeigler, Connie J. (1994). "City County Buildings". In Bodenhamer, David J.; Barrows, Robert G. (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. pp. 429–430. ISBN 0-253-31222-1.
^ Price, Nelson (2004). Indianapolis Then & Now. San Diego, California: Thunder Bay Press. p. 38. ISBN 1-59223-208-6.
^ Indy.gov. "Observation Deck". https://www.indy.gov/activity/city-county-building-observation-deck. Retrieved April 16, 2021. External link in |website= (help)
^ Briggs, James; Martin, Ryan (April 22, 2018). "Old City Hall could become Indianapolis' new city hall again". Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on 2018-04-22. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

External links[]

City-County Building at SkyscraperPage

Preceded by Indiana Statehouse	Tallest Building in Indianapolis 1962–1970 113 m	Succeeded by One Indiana Square

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[emporis-1] "City-County Building, Indianapolis". Emporis. Retrieved 2007-12-09.

[Indy-2] Caldwell, Howard; Jones, Darryl (1990). Goodall, Kenneth (ed.). Indianapolis. Bloomington, Indiana, United States: Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-32998-1. Retrieved 2008-12-25.

[ibj-3] Olson, Scott (April 23, 2018). "Hogsett explores shopping City–County Building, other downtown properties for overhauls". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

[Encyclopedia-4] Zeigler, Connie J. (1994). "City County Buildings". In Bodenhamer, David J.; Barrows, Robert G. (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. pp. 429–430. ISBN 0-253-31222-1.

[5] Price, Nelson (2004). Indianapolis Then & Now. San Diego, California: Thunder Bay Press. p. 38. ISBN 1-59223-208-6.

[6] Indy.gov. "Observation Deck". https://www.indy.gov/activity/city-county-building-observation-deck. Retrieved April 16, 2021. External link in |website= (help)

[Star2018-04-22-7] Briggs, James; Martin, Ryan (April 22, 2018). "Old City Hall could become Indianapolis' new city hall again". Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on 2018-04-22. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

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