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| | The Historic Athenaeum: 100 Years of German Americans in Indianapolis By Susan McKee |
 | | The founders of the Athenaeum, sociopolitical activists who considered themselves the heirs of the liberal tradition of Immanuel Kant, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Friedrich von Schiller, and others, were young and idealistic—dedicated to establishing in their new homeland the unity, justice, and liberty they had been unable to find in Germany. |
 | | From the beginning, the Athenaeum was designed to include a gymnasium, locker rooms, and bowling alleys as well as meeting rooms, a restaurant, auditorium, ballroom, and outdoor beer garden with concert pavilion. |
 | | The Athenaeum, the Athenaeum Foundation (a nonprofit organization dedicated to rebuilding and operating the "new" Athenaeum), and the Rathskeller restaurant can be reached at 401 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46204; Tel.: (317) 630-4569. |
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