Noblesville
Township
Noblesville is the
sort of place where old constantly intersects with new, and the
dichotomy is visible even on the historic courthhouse square, the
city's showpiece. One side of the 1879 French
Renaissance-style courthouse looks out on 9th Street, where The
Artist's Vineyard wine bar offers deep reds, crisp whites, and original
paintings produced by local artists. But on the Logan Street
side of the square, Kirk's Hardware - the latest inhabitant of a
store-front that has housed nothing but hardware stores for all of its
100-plus years - still sells nails by the pound.
At this crossroads, the suburbanites who commute to Indianapolis daily
from Noblesville live side by side with lifelong residents who bristle
at the suggestion that Noblesville is now a suburb.
Noblesville, goes the refrain, is its own place, not an
outlying area of another. Yet the explosive growth that has
overtaken southern Hamilton County has also edged into its county seat,
and Noblesville's population has increased by more that 50 percent
since the 2000 U.S. Census. Two years ago, a book about the
country's most affordable cities named Noblesville one of the top 10
cities int eh United States to raise a family - an honor based on the
area's standard of living, education, health and safety, lifestyle, and
demographic breakdown.
If not for the courthouse, it might be easy to overlook that
Noblesville is the hub of the county government; its aggressively
growing intracounty siblings to the south - Carmel and Fishers - are
far bigger. But Noblesville manages to straddle the past and
present from its perch on the outer reaches of metro Indianapolis,
making it not just a reluctant suburb but an inviting place for both
newcomers and old-timers.
The Best Bits:
Ice Cream: Handmade waffle cones compete for attention with
the amazing ice cream at Alexander's on the Square. Kids can
get a red-leather upholstered stools with a view of the waffle iron.
Pizza Slice: Specialty pizza by the slice is Dom Di Carlo's,
well, specialty. Try a slab of the "Dom-o-Nator," topped with
more than a dozen ingredients, including six kinds of meat.
Girly Colts Gear: The chic Eleanor Rozella's stocks glam
horseshoe-adorned accoutrements, from bedazzled horeshoe denim jackets
to a Swarovski crystal-encrusted clutch.
Fast Facts:
Location:
The
town of Noblesville is 17 miles northeast of downtown Indianapolis and
eight
miles north of I-465 at the junction of S.R. 37 and S.R. 32.
Interstate 69 is four miles southeast of the city.
Population:
Noblesville has a
population of 28,590.
Recreation:
In addition to the
quality educational system in this diverse city, you will find a
thriving downtown square filled with exciting retail shops,
restaurants, and three city parks. Forest Park, filled with
wooded areas, picnic and open play areas offers facilities for tennis,
volleyball, basketball and croquet courts. Golfers have a
choice of two city-owned PGA registered courses: Forest Park
and Fox Prairie. Conner Prairie Pioneer Settlement, a
nationally recognized living history museum, hosts the Indianapolis
Symphony Orchestra form June through August for the Symphony on the
Prairie concert series. Other attractions in the area include
Verizon Wireless Music Center, located at 12880 East 146th Street.
Verizon Wireless Music Center hosts a variety of popular
performers and musical groups throughout the summer months.
Stonycreek Farm and The Belfy (community theater) offer
entertainment and a unique recreational opportunity for the entire
family.
Schools:
Noblesville
School District
Utilities:
| Gas |
Water |
Electric |
| Vectren |
Indiana American Water |
Duke Energy |
| 1.800.777.2060 |
1.800.492.8373 |
1.800.521.2232 |
| www.vectren.com |
www.indiana-american.com |
www.duke-energy.com |
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Cable |
Sewer |
| AT&T |
Insight Cablevision |
Noblesville Sewer |
| 1.800.742.8771 |
317.776.0660 |
317.776.6353 |
| www.att.com |
www.insight.com |
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Public Services:
| Police |
Fire Protection |
Noblesville Public Library |
| 317.776.6340 |
317.776.6336 |
317.773.1384 |
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| Noblesville Chamber |
Post Office
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City Hall |
| 317.773.0086 |
317.773.9775
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317.773.4614 |
Newspapers:
| Noblesville Daily Ledger |
Noblesville Daily Times |
Indianapolis Star |
| 317.773.1210 |
317.770.7777 |
317.444.4000 |
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| Indianapolis Business Journal |
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| 317.634.6200 |
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