Indianapolis Maennerchor

Eduard Longerich, Gottfried and Herbert Lecker, and A. Schnellschmidt were among a group of Germans who immigrated to Indianapolis in 1848.

In 1906, the group laid the cornerstone for the Maennerchor Hall at the corner of Illinois and Michigan streets.

However, during World War I, they renamed the building the Academy of Music in response to the anti-German sentiment.

[2] For many years the Maennerchor was sponsored by John P. Frenzel, president of the city's Merchants National Bank.

However, upon his death in 1933, the group lost their financial backing and were forced to leave their building and take up residence in the Athenæum.

The Maennechor Building in Indianapolis in the mid-20th-century. The building has since been demolished. A parking garage stands at the former site of the club.
February 2nd, 1881, Evening concert at Old City Hall (337 E. Washington St.)