Historic Meridian Park | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

School #60 Nap Town Chickens

Nap Town Chickens is an advocacy organization for urban chicken farming in Indianapolis. With a goal to encourage and educate “city folks” on backyard chicken farming and the benefits and enjoyment that can come of it, Nap Town Chickens has a growing base of local...

HMP: Preservation and Renovation Guidelines

The built environment stands as a vital physical link to the historical and architectural development of the city of Indianapolis. The buildings which make up Historic Meridian Park are regarded as landmarks in our personal and societal development by providing a sense of time...

2012 Meridian-Kessler Home & Garden Tour

When: Saturday, June 16 and Sunday, June 17 from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM Where: Good place to start is the home of Kathie and Adam Gibson at 5870 Carrollton Avenue Details: Meridian-Kessler Neighborhood Home & Garden Tour Celebrates “I Love My Home Because … ” ...

KIB Tree Planting This Fall

Historic Meridian Park has been approved by Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) for a tree planting grant to take place this fall. The tree planting was originally requested as part of the Great Indy Clean-Up Day in April 2012. However, given the number of requests, the planting...

Neighborhood Crime Prevention 101

Is your home asking to be burglarized??? During the last HMP General Meetings, presentations were given by Michael Maxwell, IMPD Community Resource Liaison and Daphne Whitmire from the Marion County Prosecutor’s office. As the temperatures begin to rise, so does the chance...

Neighborhood History

The Meridian Park neighborhood is bounded by Pennsylvania St. and Washington Blvd. and by 30th and 34th Streets. The area was farmland until the turn of the century. Then a bridge over Fall Creek and the personal automobile made commuting downtown much easier. This suburban environment, distanced from the noise and smoke of downtown, quickly became desirable and supplanted Woodruff Place and Irvington as the most exclusive and fashionable neighborhoods of their day.

What HMPNA Dues Are Being Used For

Under the leadership of the current HMPNA board president, Cassie Mehlman Rhys, many positive changes have been proposed or are underway for our neighborhood. HMPNA dues are being used to create and promote our neighborhood as a premier place to live and raise a family. So how are your dues being used to improve the quality of life in HMP?

Safe Neighborhood Awareness Program (SNAP)

HMPNA would like to revitalize our Safe Neighborhood Awareness Program (SNAP). SNAP needs volunteers. If you are wondering what you can do to become more active in the neighborhood, consider assisting in or coordinating SNAP.