An Indianapolis suburb is hoping to boost its profile and attract new visitors with a cultural district promoting the arts and the area's military history.
The Indianapolis Business Journal reports that Lilly Endowment Inc. awarded the city of Lawrence and the nonprofit Arts for Lawrence $5.85 million to build the Fort Harrison Cultural Campus.
It's expected to include new performance and visual-arts spaces, interactive play areas and a history-focused app.
Lawrence encompasses the U.S. Army's former Fort Benjamin Harrison. After the base closed in 1995, the state acquired 1,700 acres to create Fort Harrison State Park.
Mayor Steve Collier says the park and its golf course already attract visitors who stay in the park's inn and other lodging. He says the cultural campus will give visitors more to do.