1503 Columbia Avenue

CTL-E-4200 · Address · building · late 1800s-present

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Late nineteenth-century house at 1503 Columbia Avenue, Indianapolis; King and King Funeral Home operated there for much of the 1930s-1980s.

Relationships

Martindale — located in
The house at 1503 Columbia Ave. in Indianapolis, home of the King and King Funeral Home, is in the Martindale neighborhood.

Sources

Indiana Landmarks - receives records from Black Indianapolis funeral home (2024-09)
Indiana Landmarks - receives records from Black Indianapolis funeral home (2024-09)
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Record CTL-E-4200 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: VERIFIED · 3 sources · 1 mapped relationship · CTL research: RELP-001.
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