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| name = Indianapolis Athletic Club<br />
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| image = IndianapolisAthleticClub.jpg<br />
| caption = Indianapolis Athletic Club seen from the northeast<br />
| location = 350 North Meridian Street, [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|39|46|21|N|86|9|28|W|display=inline,title}}<br />
| locmapin = USA Indianapolis central#USA Indianapolis#Indiana#USA<br />
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| architect = Daggett, Robert Frost<br />
| architecture = Renaissance Revival<br />
| added = December 15, 2015<br />
| refnum = 15000887<ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/listings/20151224.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2015-12-24|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/14/15 through 12/18/15 |publisher=National Park Service}}</ref><br />
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The '''Indianapolis Athletic Club''' was a private social "city club" founded in 1920. The Indianapolis Athletic Club building which housed the Club was located at 350 North Meridian Street in Downtown [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]. The historic clubhouse was designed by Robert Frost Daggett and built between 1922 and 1924. It is an [[Renaissance Revival architecture|Italian Renaissance]] style brick building. The club closed in 2004 and the building was converted to luxury condominiums.<ref>{{cite web<br />
| url =http://www.iaclofts.com/history/<br />
| title =IAC History<br />
| publisher =Indianapolis Athletic Club<br />
| access-date =2016-07-25}}</ref><ref name="SHAARD">{{cite web| url = https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/welcome.html| title = Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) | publisher = Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology | format = Searchable database| access-date = 2016-08-01}} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web| url =https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/9238/N/Indianapolis_Athletic_Club-SR_nomination_letter.pdf| title = National Register of Historic Places Nomination Letter| access-date = 2016-08-01| author=David W. Jackson|format = PDF| date=September 1995}}</ref><br />
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The Club had over 2,000 members including governors, mayors, legislators, community leaders, business men, and college, professional and Olympic athletes.<ref>Athletic Club Historyhttps://historicindianapolis.com/indianapolis-then-and-now-hasselman-fahnley-house-and-the-indianapolis-athletic-club/</ref> The building had athletic, social and event space, including the Frank McHale Room, [[Robert V. Welch]] Lounge, [[Frank McKinney]] Pool and a large ballroom. There were three floors of overnight guest rooms. The other athletic facilities included the pool, a full-court basketball gym, racquetball courts, squash courts, weight room, cardiovascular equipment, and steam room. <br />
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On February 5, 1992 a fire caused by faulty refrigerator wiring killed one overnight guest and two firemen. <ref>Athletic Club Fire https://www.indystar.com/story/news/history/retroindy/2015/02/05/athletic-club-fire/22915979/</ref><br />
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It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2015.<ref name="nps"/><br />
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{{Historic Places in Indianapolis}}<br />
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[[Category:Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1924]]<br />
[[Category:Renaissance Revival architecture in Indiana]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Indianapolis]]<br />
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