Our story
A historic stable on the Monon Trail has become a living hub for builders, artists, entrepreneurs, and founders. At Polk Stables, craft and community work side by side—where ideas are imagined, built, and shared. Once a dairy plant that moved milk across Indianapolis by horse-drawn wagons, the building now moves skills, creativity, and culture through the city.
Today, the same walls that bottled milk now bottle momentum. Inside, you’ll find studios, offices, event spaces, and a podcast suite, all designed for collaboration and progress. Polk Stables hosts design sprints, residencies, gatherings, and showcases that connect visionaries with opportunity.
Here, the past gives power to the present. Collaborate. Create. Climb. The future is local—and we’re building it together.
How we support your journey
We provide a comprehensive ecosystem for creative professionals and entrepreneurs.
Collaborate
We work side by side with neighbors, mentors, and partners. You get real help and real introductions.
Create
We give you rooms, tools, and a simple rhythm so you can ship the thing.
Climb
We build pathways to skills, steady work, and business growth, with cohorts, apprenticeships, and capital partners when you are ready.
Empowering Local Makers and Entrepreneurs
We help people do good work, right here. We connect craft to community, and small starts to steady growth.
Who belongs here
Makers and artists. Solo founders and small teams. Freelancers who want community. Students and apprentices who want a first step. Neighbors who are ready to learn, share, and build with care.
Empowering Makers and Founders for Success
As these rooms once readied horse-drawn crews, we prepare today’s makers and founders with space, tools, and guidance to carry their work into the city.
Conveniently located in the heart of the city
At the Monon & 16th corridor—restoring a community anchor and opening it to everyday builders.
Where history meets innovation
135 years ago, teams of horses pulled Polk’s wagons from these stables to serve the city. Today, we are ready to launch new teams of makers and founders who carry their work into the world. The stables at Polk did not produce the milk; the cows did. In the same spirit, this place does not claim the credit; people do. We are here to prepare, equip, and cheer, then make room for the work to speak.
The Story Behind Our Name
The milk came from cows. The stables readied the teams that pulled the wagons. Our name remembers a place built to prepare work that serves a city, and we keep doing exactly that.
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