The Emerson Heights neighborhood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places 3/31/2010.

Emerson Heights Community Organization is proud to announce that the neighborhood was formally listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The neighborhood has taken this step because being on the National Register of Historic Places is a rigorous process that clearly demonstrates that the neighborhood is historically significant. It’s our hope that it encourages both current residents and future residents to preserve the historic fabric of the neighborhood.

National Register status makes tax credits available to owners of contributing properties and makes it easier to market the neighborhood to people who want to invest in a historic community. In addition, the research and documentation that went into the nomination will help to preserve and interpret our neighborhood for the future.

Connie Ziegler of C Resources, Indianapolis, was hired to research, document and write the application. Funding for the nomination was provided by the Indianapolis Foundation, Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana and neighborhood residents. A big "Thank You" to each of them.

The complete nomination application is very thorough, provides an excellent reference document and shows which structures are contributing and non-contributing.

The listing is as follows:

INDIANA, MARION COUNTY,
Emerson Heights Historic District,
Roughly bounded by Emerson Ave., Linwood Ave., E. 10th and E. Michigan Sts., Indianapolis, 10000125, LISTED, 3/31/10 (Historic Residential Suburbs in the United States, 1830-1960 MPS)