Illustration, 1850s
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Trustees stated that the building was a “model structure for the use of the blind in this country, if not in the world.” The brick and stucco building was designed in the Corinthian order, and the front portico and side verandas were made out of sandstone. Credit: Image courtesy of Indiana Historical Society
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Indiana School for the Blind
Establishment: 1847-1850
Founded in 1847 by an act of the Indiana General Assembly, the earliest School for the Blind originated in the blocks bounded by Meridian, Pennsylvania, North, and St. Clair streets. Interestingly, the call for…