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Indiana Art Deco & Streamline Moderne Buildings (page 5)

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former Colgate factory
Jeffersonville, IN
The main building of the Colgate factory was built in 1890. It had been previously used as a prison. Colgate moved into the building in 1921 and began soap production. An addition shown in the photos above was built in the 1940s for office space. Colgate moved in 2008 and I believe this building as well as the main one are still vacant. The property is best known for the other former Colgate building with the huge neon clock. [map]

Lebanon Armory
Lebanon, IN
The Lebanon Armory was built around 1939. [map]

Idyl Wyld Roller Palace
Marion, IN
The Idyl Wyld Roller Palace was built in 1937. There was a neon entrance arch sign and a pole sign which are gone now. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. [map]

Naval Armory
Michigan City, IN
The Naval Armory was designed by John P. Parrish and Ben H. Bacon. It was completed in 1939. The Navy left the building in 1966. The building now houses the Indiana Army National Guard. [map]

Union Station
South Bend, IN
Union Station opened in 1929. It was designed by Fellheimer & Wagner who also designed the Buffalo Central and Cincinnati Union terminals. It officially closed as a train station in 1971 when Amtrak moved to another location in town. The building now houses the Union Station Technology Center. For more, see this website. [map]

National Guard Armory
Spencer, IN
This National Guard Armory was designed by Jacob Edwin Kopf and built in 1938. It closed in 2006 and the building now houses a gymnastics studio. [map]

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