Teachers College of Indianapolis

[2][3] The Teachers College of Indianapolis was first organized by Eliza A. Baker in 1882 under the name of the Kindergarten Normal Training School.

Blaker served as both superintendent of the Society and president of the Normal School.

The school was fully funded by donations, with no financial aid from the state of Indiana or other public sources.

The structure was paid for with private subscriptions was known as the William N. Jackson Memorial Institute.

In 1915, the Armenia B. Tuttle addition was built; in 1922 the Model Grade School and Kindergarten building was completed and in 1924, the college purchased a double house adjoining the property of which half was used for a kindergarten and half for a president's house.