Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Built 1909 by James A. Allison. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | 4790 W. 16th St., Speedway, IN |
| County | Marion County |
| Listed | Mar 7, 1975 |
| Listed for | Industry, Landscape architecture, Engineering, Transportation, Entertainment and recreation, Invention |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Indianapolis Motor Speedway National Historic Landmark; The B |
| Reference number | 75000044 |
| Built | 1909 · more from the 1900s |
| Architect | James A. Allison |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 4790 W. 16th St., Speedway, IN |
| Coordinates | 39.7949° N, 86.2348° W · Directions ↗ |
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Questions people ask
When was Indianapolis Motor Speedway listed on the National Register?
Mar 7, 1975. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Indianapolis Motor Speedway built?
1909, designed by James A. Allison.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
4790 W. 16th St., Speedway, Marion County, Indiana.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 75000044. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.