INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Dept. of Veterans Services has announced that it will relocate to the historic building at 777 N. Meridian St. The IDVA will migrate to the third floor, including the State Approving Agency and the Military Family Relief Fund. They will be centralizing veterans services in one prime location, called the Indiana Veterans Center.
The state designated property in Indianapolis to honor veterans and Hoosiers killed in action after World War I. The state broke ground on the building in 1924, and it was completed in 1925. The American Legion Auxiliary, the Red Cross, and the IDVA took up residence in the building, but the Legion outgrew the building and moved out in 1950. The structure has been fully renovated and updated.
Additional agencies will also be moving into the Indiana Veterans Center. The Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation, INVets, representatives from the Disabled American Veterans, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars are slated to find space in the building as well.
The location will also assist veterans with their medical and health care enrollment and benefits, as well as acquiring benefits and services from the federal regional office of the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs.
