Butler University
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Butler University is a private university in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 1855 and named after founder Ovid Butler, the university has over 60 major academic fields of study in six colleges: the Lacy School of Business, College of Communication, College of Education, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and Jordan College of the Arts. Its 295-acre (119 ha) campus is approximately five miles (8.0 km) from downtown Indianapolis.
Illustrations depicting buildings on the school's Irvington campus in 1896
Bona Thompson Memorial Library, the only remaining building from Butler's Irvington campus.
Aerial of Butler University campus in 2016
Arthur Jordan Memorial Hall, completed in 1928
Irvington Historic District (Indianapolis)
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The neighborhood of Irvington, named after Washington Irving, includes Irvington Historic District, a historic district in Indianapolis, Indiana. The historic district is a 545-acre (221 ha) area that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. That year, the district included 2,373 contributing buildings, 5 other contributing structures, and 2 contributing sites.
Bona Thompson Memorial Library, the last remaining building of the old Butler University campus
Irvington Branch Library
The Benton house
Stephenson Mansion