Bates-Hendricks Indianapolis

Bates-Hendricks is an area on the near south side of Indianapolis with an active organization that works to enhance the location and bring neighbors with each other. Ideally positioned near Downtown, Fountain Square, as well as Garfield Park, the community is close to countless restaurants, services, and also entertainment centers. Cyclists can conveniently commute to Downtown by means of East Street's bike lanes, a branch of Indianapolis' growing bike lane infrastructure. With close-by accessibility to I-65 as well as I-70, almost any kind of area in Indianapolis is simply mins away.

Background

In 1821, the initial approved land sale took place in Indianapolis as well as a couple of external lots were offered, consisting of one that would ultimately come to be the Bates-Hendricks House estate. The historic Bates-Hendricks House, called after previous owners Hervey Bates, a noticeable banker, as well as Thomas A. Hendricks, an Indiana Governor and also United States Vice President, is on the National Register of Historic Landmarks as well as is the name of the community.

Awards

In 2009, the community won INRC's Collaborative Spirit Award for the New Jersey Street Project as well as the Inspiring Places Award for its Abandoned Housing Project. The area also got the nationwide Keep America Beautiful Award, the East Street Alternatives honor, and the New Street IMAGINE Grant. In 2010, the community placed 3rd in its classification across the country for the Neighborhoods USA Best Neighborhood in the Nation Award. Bates-Hendricks has actually twice been awarded Keep Indianapolis Beautiful's IPL Project GreenSpace give for Baumann (2013) and also Ringgold Parks (2016 ). In addition, Bates-Hendricks locals Jay Allen as well as Lydia Brasher won SEND's Helen Fehr Award for Community Service in 2009 and 2016 respectively. Most lately, Bates-Hendricks was called Neighborhood of the Month by Major Joe Hogsett.

Area Resources

Directory of Churches
East St. Apostolic
1909 S. East St.
317-500-4531
Horizon Central
1001 E. Palmer Street
317-917-0450

Immanuel United
402 Prospect Street
317-631-2427

Morris Street United Methodist
335 E. Morris Street
317-638-8890

Wesleyan Christian Church
725 Iowa Street
317-632-3436

Collections
Fountain Square Branch
1066 Virginia Avenue
317-275-4390
Garfield Park Branch
2502 Shelby Street
317-275-4490

Parks

Baumann Park
1868 Singleton Street
Coburn Park
626 Prospect Street

Garfield Park
2505 Conservatory Drive
317-327-7183

Hendricks Park
1313 Madison Avenue
317-327-7806

Pleasant Run Trail
E. Pleasant Run Parkway

Ringgold Park
1500 Ringgold Avenue
317-327-7806

Sexson Park
200 E. Beecher Street
317-327-7806

Recycling

Republic Recycling
Curbside recycling pickup. 317-917-7300
Rock-Tenn Recycling
1775 S. West Street
317-634-7571

Schools

James A. Garfield School 31
307 Lincoln Street
317-226-4231
S.E.N.S.E. Charter School
1601 Barth Avenue
317-423-0204

Bates-Hendricks/Coordinates 39.7492° N, 86.1485° W


 Near West Indianapolis