Woollen, Molzan and Partners
Woollen, Molzan and Partners (WMP) is a U.S.-based second-generation architecture, interior design, and planning firm that Evans Woollen III founded in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1955. The firm was previously known as Evans Woollen and Associates and Woollen Associates. It remained in business for more than fifty-five years before closing its doors in 2011. Woollen began by designing mid-century modern residences, but the firm's design projects expanded to include a diverse portfolio of designs for libraries, worship facilities, museums, performing arts centers, private residences, public housing, and correctional facilities, among other projects.
White River Gardens / Indianapolis, Indiana/ Photographer: Balthazar Korab
St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church / Westfield, Indiana / Photographer: Kevin F. Huse
Grainger Engineering Library
Moody Music Center / University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa / Photographer: Balthazar Korab
Indianapolis Public Library
The Indianapolis Public Library (IndyPL), formerly known as the Indianapolis–Marion County Public Library, is the public library system serving the citizens of Marion County, Indiana, United States and its largest city, Indianapolis. The library was founded in 1873 and has grown to include its flagship Central Library and 24 branch libraries located throughout the county. In 2021, the public library system circulated 7.1 million items and hosted more than 2,500 programs for its 282,000 cardholders.
Central Library from the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza
Image: The Indianapolis Public Library Logo
Memorial Presbyterian Church (ca. 1873), the site of Rev. Edson's sermon ignited the movement for a public library in Indianapolis.
Established in 1971, Nora Branch Library (pictured in 1998) was one in a wave of new branch openings following the formation of the Marion County Public Library Board in 1966.