Front:
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION,
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA,
U. S. A.
Back:
National Headquarters of The American
Legion was established permanently in
this magnificent building of Indiana
limestone at 777 North Meridian Street,
Indianapolis, Indiana, in June, 1925. It
was the first unit of the Indiana World
War Memorial Plaza. The building cost
$ 465,000. This plaza occupies five blocks
in the heart of the city and repre-
sents a total valuation of more than
$15,000,000. The entire project was made
possible by the cooperation of the State,
the County of Marion and the City of
Indianapolis. This building was erected
by the State from funds set aside for
the construction of the memorial plaza
and no charge is made to the Legion for
the use of the building. A provision was
made that this shall be National Head-
quarters of The American Legion as
long as the Legion exists. In the fore-
ground is the Cenotaph — Indiana's
memorial to her World War dead.
