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All
rooms at the Old Northside Inn offer private
baths (with
Jacuzzi bathtubs),
cable TV, VCRs (free
movies always available) and
telephones, along with other fine amenities. We also provide free, off-street
parking for our guests' enjoyment and stress-free stay. However, if your stay is
business-related, we can also accommodate your
fax and
modem needs. A complete
breakfast is served in the formal
dining room each morning, and guests are welcome to help themselves to
drinks and snacks all day long in our Butler's pantry. Just another way we offer Hoosier Hospitality with an International Flavor! Uniquely Themed
Rooms. Massive canopy bed with a custom-made fireplace along with the double
Jacuzzi and glass
shower are a dramatic yet subdued pastel setting for this
room visited by so many honeymoon and anniversary couples. The rest of the world simply disappears. And then, it's up to you. $155.00 Weekdays (per night plus tax) $175.00 Weekends (per night plus tax). *Rates could be higher during special events. The largest and the only
guest room on the main floor features a stained glass window along with a luxurious double
Jacuzzi tub, separate
shower, ample
closet space and beautiful fireplace. Art Deco pictures adorn the walls. The perfect combination of old and new for your comfort. $155.00 Weekdays (per night plus tax) $175.00 Weekends (per night plus tax). HOLLYWOOD
ROOM (The Golden Years). You are laying on your luxurious bed on a stage behind the lace curtain gazing at the glamour photos of your old friends Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, Errol Flynn, Joan Crawford, Marilyn Monroe, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner, Jimmy Cagney, Audrey and Katherine Hepburn and a plethora of others remembering the great old days! While taking a leisurely
bath in the
whirlpool tub, you view the decoupage of genuine World War I sheet music on the walls along with other memorabilia of those times. The Star lights around the dressing table are reminiscent of the era but You are the Star. If you're tired of boring and into interesting and dramatic, you've found the right
room! A small library of books on Theatre, Hollywood and The Arts fill out your wish list. Enjoy! $135.00 Weekdays (per night plus tax) $155.00 Weekends (per night plus tax). The turn of the 20th century in America was the Golden Age of Indiana with literary greats including James Whitcomb Riley, Booth Tarkington, Lew Wallace, George Ade, George Meredith and many others. This
room is decorated to be reminiscent of that time with several works of these authors available to visitors. Also featured is an antique slate fireplace restored by the owner and a large
Jacuzzi bathtub for a gilded baron and baroness! $155.00 Weekdays (per night plus tax) $175.00 Weekends (per night plus tax). Named for Indianapolis industrialist Herman DeWenter who constructed the mansion in 1885 with incomparable woodwork still in its original condition, this
room also features a brick wall, reminding visitors that this is the only brick structure in a neighborhood of frame houses. The king-size bed, single
Jacuzzi tub and warm fireplace add to the ambiance. For our history lovers, 100 year old photographs of the family and house adorn the walls. $135.00 Weekdays (per night plus tax) $155.00 Weekends (per night plus tax). LIBRARY/
WEDDING SUITE. This
suite of
rooms combines the best of the old and new with an elegant Old World ambiance provided by hand-faux-painted walls, genuine antiques, a library of books and a working gas fireplace. The separate
bedroom houses a very comfortable Queen size bed and the stunning large
bathroom boasts two gold sinks, a glass
shower and a large double
Jacuzzi tub. This is the newest and largest guest accommodation in the mansion. $185.00 Weekdays (per night plus tax) $215.00 Weekends (per night plus tax)
History of the DeWenter-Greenen House. Built in 1885 by Herman C. DeWenter, a German immigrant who became a prominent Indiana Industrialist, this unique brick residence is considered the prime example of Romanesque Revival architecture in the city. The mansion has been renovated in an elegant European turn-of-the-century motif to retain its warm ambiance with the original maple slat flooring and incomparable hand-carvedcherry and mahogany woodwork. The present owner has also imported European craftsmen and artists to restore the parlor's sculptured ceiling and hand painted murals on the walls and ceilings. Location and Attractions. The Old Northside Bed
Breakfast is located on the periphery of downtown Indianapolis in the Historic Old Northside. The inn is within walking distance or a short drive to. The President Benjamin Harrison Home. Morris Butler House, Monument Circle, Circle
Centre, RCA Dome, Indiana
Convention Center, and the. While in Indianapolis, you may want to also visit the. catch a baseball
game at or visit the many attractions that has to offer. Just two blocks away, Interstates I-70 and I-65 make all other Indianapolis-area destinations a short drive. Our location combines the very best of historical and convenient Indianapolis. Copyright © 2006 Old Northside Bed and
Breakfast e-mail:
Click here for print-friendly directions and maps. DIRECTIONS FROM INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT. Get on the
Airport Expressway heading East toward the city. Go one mile to I-70 East and follow it as it goes around the downtown area. Watch for I-65 North which bears to the left while I-70 East bears to the right. Get on I-65 North for about one minute and immediately stay to the right so you can get off at Exit 113 which is the Meridian Pennsylvania Streets exit. As you are on the left side of the ramp, get ready to make three immediate left turns;one at the bottom of the ramp onto Pennsylvania which will take you under the overpass, then left on 11th for one block to Delaware where you take another left under the overpass heading north. Go two blocks to the stoplight at 13th Street, turn right and go one full block to the 4-way stop at Alabama Street. Turn left and go down one block to watch on the left for the 3 bulb lamp in front of our brick house. Immediately after the house, turn left into the alley (actually 14th street but not marked) and come around to our private
parking lot at the rear of the house. Ring the doorbell and we;ll be there! IF COMING FROM I-65 FROM THE NORTH heading south: Get off at Exit 113 which will put you on 11th Street. Continue on 11th Street past Capitol, Illinois, Meridian, Pennsylvania and then bear to the left to turn left under the overpass onto Delaware St. Go two blocks to the first stop light - which is 13th Street - and turn right. Go one full block to Alabama Street and turn left. Come down one block and watch for the brick house on the left with the lamppost that has three lights on it. The easiest way to come in is to go slightly past the house, turn left into the alley and come around to the
parking lot in the rear. Ring the bell. We'll be there! IF COMING FROM I-65 FROM THE SOUTH heading north: Get off at Exit 113 and at the bottom of the ramp immediately turn left onto Pennsylvania Street to go under the overpass. Immediately turn left on 11th Street and bear left so that you can turn left in one block onto Delaware Street. IF COMING FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF INDIANAPOLIS: Come down Meridian Street heading south until you go under the I-65 overpass. Immediately turn left on 11th Street. Go past Pennsylvania and bear left so you can turn left under the overpass onto Delaware Street. IF COMING FROM I-70 EAST heading west: As you approach downtown Indianapolis, you will have the choice of staying on I-70 going west OR bearing to the right and getting on I-65 North to Chicago. You will take I-65 for all of about 15 seconds and get off at exit 113, which comes up immediately. IF COMING FROM I-70 WEST heading east: Go around most of the downtown area and notice that you will have the choice of continuing on I-70 going east OR bearing to the left and taking I-65 North to Chicago. Take I-65, which you will be on for about 15 seconds. Close-up Map The Bed and
Breakfast's address is: 1340 North Alabama Indianapolis, IN 46202. We are located in the Old Northside neighborhood 1-2 minutes from downtown Indianapolis.
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