Haughville, Indianapolis
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Haughville Historic District
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Houses on Warman Avenue
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| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°46′41″N 86°12′12″W / 39.77806°N 86.20333°WCoordinates: 39°46′41″N 86°12′12″W / 39.77806°N 86.20333°W |
| Area | 67 acres (27 ha) |
| Architect | Bedell, George |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Romanesque |
| NRHP Reference # | 92001652 |
| Added to NRHP | December 9, 1992 |
Haughville is a working-class neighborhood west of downtown Indianapolis. Its borders are roughly White River Parkway to the east, roughly Tibbs Avenue to the west, 10th Street to the north, and Michigan Street to the south. It was first settled in the 1830s and grew after a bridge was built connecting to Indianapolis, which annexed the town in 1897. Population then included Slovenian, German and Irish immigrants, among other European immigrants. In the 21st century, the neighborhood suffers from a high crime rate and low property values. It is considered one of the most impoverished neighborhoods in the city.
A portion of the neighborhood, roughly bounded by 10th Street, Belleview Place, Walnut Street. and Concord Street, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Haughville Historic District, a national historic district. The district encompasses 329 contributing buildings. This area is the site of the former housing project, Concord Village.
The area was first settled in the 1830s, when it became home to a number of merchants, whose small shops sprouted up near the west landing of the then brand-new Washington Street Bridge over the White River. By the 1880s, encouraged by the bridge and proximity to a number of new railroad lines, the town became home to a number of Irish, German, and later Slovene immigrants, many of whom worked in the neighborhood's two iron foundries or in meat-packing plants. The Haugh and Ketcham Iron Works gave the town its name. The area was incorporated in 1883 and annexed by Indianapolis in 1897. By 1900, almost half of the neighborhood's inhabitants were Slovene, many of whom attended St. Anthony's Catholic church. Due to tensions with the largely Irish population at St. Anthony's parish, the Slovenian community petitioned Vicar General Denis D. O'Donaghue to build their own church. Permission was received and Holy Trinity Slovenian Catholic Church began in April 1906. Holy Trinity is the only Slovenian Catholic church in the United States and is also an international historical landmark. It was first designated a national church, then later as a territorial church by the Catholic hierarchy. Holy Trinity eventually became home to a school, a number of local organizations and a Slovene community center. The church closed its doors in 2015. Indeed, the neighborhood's Slovene past is one of the reasons that Indianapolis has a sister-city relationship with Piran, Slovenia. The Slovenian National Home was formed in 1906 in a basement of a home across the street from Holy Trinity Slovenian Catholic Church as a place to congregate outside of church and home. Today the "Nash" is located at 2717 W. 10th street where it has been a pillar of the community since 1940. The National Home is a private club for Slovenian people, their descendants, and friends. The application to be a Historic Neighborhood indicates the period of significance to be 1895 to 1942, and shows a map of the location of the area relative to Indianapolis. A map of the district itself is also available.
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