Indianapolis’ historic Kemper House on the market for $800K

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indiana Landmarks has placed the historic Kemper House in downtown Indianapolis on the market for $800,000.

The listing includes the 1873 residence and an adjacent parking lot, located at 1028 N. Delaware St., and will continue the organization’s practice of rehabilitating historic buildings for office use before returning them to the community.

The house’s history

Indiana Landmarks says Charles Pierson constructed the home in 1873 as a wedding gift for his bride, Mary Alice Scofield.

Eli Lilly, a founder of Indiana Landmarks, saved the house from demolition and restored it in 1962. He renamed the property for Bishop Kemper, the first Episcopal bishop in Indiana and provided the space for use by the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis.

Following Lilly’s death in 1977, the diocese donated the property to Indiana Landmarks.

The organization utilized the building as its Indianapolis and Central Regional Office from 1977 until 2009.

The property later transitioned back to residential use, serving as the home for the organization’s president from 2013 to 2025. The board of directors voted to sell the property following the 2025 retirement of Indiana Landmarks’ Davis.