JULY/AUGUST 2019

Walk in the Park Exploring historic places of play

SWEETS & ANTIQUES AURORA SHINES Historic location is key ingredient for Bicentennial tour illuminates unique Huntington business historic downtown FROM THE PRESIDENT STARTERS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS Gregory S. Fehribach Indianapolis Hon. Randall T. Shepard Honorary Chairman Tracy Haddad Columbus Parker Beauchamp Tee Time Chairman David A. Haist MINIATURE GOLF COURSES BEGAN POPPING UP Concerning the Sacred Culver James P. Fadely, Ph.D. Past Chairman Judith A. Kanne in the United States in the 1910s. Golf devotee INDIANA LANDMARKS PRESENTLY owns five former houses Rensselaer Sara Edgerton Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn’s 1922 invention of of worship. Of these, only Indiana Landmarks Center—once a Vice Chairman Christine H. Keck Evansville a fake-grass putting surface—comprised of cot- Marsh Davis Methodist church—has been repurposed. The others, all signifi- President Matthew R. Mayol, AIA tonseed hulls, sand, oil, and dye—allowed mini Indianapolis cant historic properties we rescued, stand vacant and in need of Doris Anne Sadler courses to be built anywhere, and soon courses Secretary/Assistant Treasurer Sharon Negele new owners and uses. Attica Thomas H. Engle dotted the landscape nationwide. Tennessee Historic places of worship among all faiths and denomi- Assistant Secretary Cheryl Griffith Nichols Little Rock, AR entrepreneur Garnet Carter gave the sport a nations face huge challenges as membership in traditional Brett D. McKamey Treasurer Martin E. Rahe boost in 1927 when he patented his Tom Thumb Cincinnati, OH congregations continues its precipitous decline in America. A Judy A. O’Bannon mini course, based on the popular course at Secretary Emerita James W. Renne Gallup poll released last April confirms this trend, document- Newburgh his Fairyland resort on Lookout Mountain. ing a 20 percent decline in membership in congregations in less DIRECTORS George A. Rogge Franchised Tom Thumb courses spread near Gary than 20 years (from 70 percent in 1999 to 50 percent in 2018). Hilary Barnes and far, including one Indianapolis Sallie W. Rowland LEE LEWELLEN Indianapolis Indiana Landmarks believes that historic places of worship Edward D. Clere on the roof of the Test New Albany Peter J. Sacopulos hold fundamental value, not just to their respective congrega- Terre Haute Building in Indianapolis, Ellen Swisher Crabb tions but to the communities where they reside. Strengthening Indianapolis Robert L. Santa nine stories above Our Great State Bloomington congregations who are stewards of those landmarks is the Cheri Dick Monument Circle. Zionsville Charlitta Winston Fairgrounds primary goal of our Sacred Places Indiana program, which has Indianapolis In Noblesville’s Forest Olon F. Dotson touched dozens of congregations throughout the state. We Muncie John D. Zeglis Park (left), you can ummer in Indiana isn’t com- Culver Jeremy D. Efroymson still play on a 1930s plete without a trip to the also recognize the sad reality that some congregations will not Indianapolis Beau F. Zoeller survive over time. Finding meaningful new uses for the historic Indianapolis Tom Thumb course, SIndiana State Fairgrounds at properties they leave behind adds to the urgency of our work. rehabbed in the ’90s 38th Street and Fall Creek Parkway in Indianapolis. Between stops to Historic sacred places are among our most cherished land- OFFICES & HISTORIC SITES by the Noblesville marks, and we are committed to finding ways to preserve Parks Department to eat corn dogs, examine 4-H exhib- Headquarters Southeast Field Office its, and observe champion pigs, we them—preferably as places of worship but also for appropriate Indiana Landmarks Center Aurora recapture its original 1201 Central Avenue 812 926 0983 MICHAEL BALAY character. Guided by recommend feasting your eyes on new uses, when necessary. Your support of Indiana Landmarks Indianapolis, IN 46202 Southwest Field Office [email protected] the fairgrounds’ historic buildings. helps us confront this mounting challenge that affects cities Evansville historic photos, Balay Architects reversed years 317 639 4534 812 423 2988 Built primarily between the 1910s and towns across Indiana. You can be assured seeking ways 800 450 4534 of modern alterations, removing newer bumpers Western Regional Office and 1950s, the landmarks feature a Northwest Field Office Terre Haute around holes and replacing them with welded to save our historic sacred places will remain a priority for Gary 812 232 4534 range of architectural designs, from Indiana Landmarks for the foreseeable future. 219 947 2657 steel pipes, and re-creating the course’s pyra- Huddleston Farmhouse simple rustic structures to high- Central Regional Office Cambridge City mid and log holes. For more places to enjoy Indianapolis 765 478 3172 style brick barns and exhibit halls 317 639 4534 vintage recreation, see pp. 8-13. Morris-Butler House executed in classical, Art Deco, and Eastern Regional Office Indianapolis Cambridge City 317 639 4534 765 478 3172 English Tudor styles. Animal head Veraestau medallions and corn metalwork add Northern Regional Office Aurora South Bend 812 926 0983 to the visual banquet. Go whole-hog 574 232 4534 National parks in Marsh Davis, President French Lick and West and take a self-guided architectural Northeast Field Office Baden Springs tours the United States, Wabash 866 571 8687 (toll free) with the addition walking tour at your leisure, or join 800 450 4534 812 936 5870 Southern Regional Office of Indiana Dunes an expert-led trolley tour during the Jeffersonville state fair, both offered by the state 812 284 4534 National Park in In Vincennes, a popular shelter house in Gregg Park built by Works February. Learn more Division of Historic Preservation and Progress Administration workers in 1938 is undergoing rehabilitation Archaeology. Learn more at in.gov/ On the ©2019, Indiana Landmarks; ISSN#: 0737-8602 about this park’s to ensure its future as a gathering place. Learn about other historic Cover Indiana Landmarks publishes Indiana Preservation bimonthly natural and historic dnr/historic/4008.htm parks landmarks being renewed on p. 8. PHOTO BY FERNANDO LOZANO for members. To join and learn other membership benefits, visit indianalandmarks.org or contact memberships@ attractions on p. 11. indianalandmarks.org, 317-639-4534 or 800-450-4534. To LEE LEWELLEN offer suggestions forIndiana Preservation, contact editor@ indianalandmarks.org. 2 INDIANA PRESERVATION indianalandmarks.org 3 TOURS

Revival styles, with an ogee arch over specialty recipes from Aurora’s long tradition of brewing and the front entrance, floral window distilling. The business started as the home-brewing hobby of surrounds, and an elaborate iron Dan and Lani Valas. Their pastime morphed into a full-fledged fence. The simple hip-roof cap on the craft brewery operating out of a rehabilitated 1843 brick build- front tower replaced an original, more ing at 315 Importing Street, once part of the original Gaff elaborate crown that burned years ago. Distillery. The tap room features exposed brick, timber beams, The tour highlights another private and a vintage Art Deco bar rescued from a barn. Brewing takes home—this one unusual in a differ- place in a 10-barrel production facility behind the taproom. ent way—just blocks away at 216 During the tour, take a moment to rest and reflect at the Judiciary Street, where two arched 1850 Greek Revival-style First Presbyterian Church at the entries hint at the 1878 building’s his- corner of Main and Fourth streets. Built on a sloping hill, the tory as a livery stable. In adapting the church’s prominent location inspired civic leaders to incorporate property as her residence, Leisa Burns Aurora’s first town clock into the tower. Inside the church, you’ll created a modern living space on the see original pews, historic chandeliers, and a c.1905 pipe organ. second floor and adapted the first On the day of the tour, tourgoers can check in at the Tourgoers will floor for parking and storage. be able to see National Register-listed City Building at 216 Third Street. Aurora boomed as a transportation recent improve- Built in 1886 in a mix of Italianate and Romanesque styles, the hub once the railroad came through ments to the c.1860 landmark includes a triangular artistic ornament at the roofline in 1859. Though it sold its last ticket Improved Order of with rays representing an aurora, the first light of dawn. The Red Men lodge at in 1971, Aurora’s Baltimore and Ohio 211 Second Street, building has served city business since its construction, reno- A Tour 200 Years in the Making Southwest Railroad Passenger Station where Tim Miller vated and expanded in 2004-2005. on Second Street still looks like it plans to open a Tickets for the Historic Downtown Aurora Tour on LOCATED ALONG A BEND IN THE OHIO RIVER IN The Historic Society, and Aurora Main Street part- could be waiting for the next train. ground floor steak- October 19 cost $12 for Indiana Landmarks members and house, with a bar southeast Indiana, Aurora grew in the early 1800s as a river port, Downtown Aurora ner to present a Historic Downtown The Craftsman-style depot still has $15 for the general public in advance, $20 per person on the Tour on October and restaurant in favored for its strategic location for shipping goods between 19 showcases land- Aurora Tour on October 19, showcas- its original ticket window and double the former theater day of the tour. You can purchase tickets in advance at 317- Cincinnati and Louisville. As the city celebrates its bicenten- marks in the Ohio ing landmarks from the city’s history. doors. Since 2012, the building has space upstairs. 639-4534 or at indianalandmarks.org/historic-downtown- PHOTOS BY JARRAD nial in 2019, Indiana Landmarks, Dearborn County Historical River town. The Aurora’s National-Register listed housed Aurora’s Local History Library. HOLBROOK aurora-tour. Watch our website for tour site updates. tour offers a look historic district spans 25 blocks of nine- Step inside to see its collection of at several private homes, including teenth- and twentieth-century build- periodicals dating to 1836, family the 1883 Stapp ings. Hit hard by the recession, Aurora’s histories, census records, and local House (below left) Second Street has seen a wealth of history books. owned by Jarrad private and public investment in recent See a restoration in progress at 211 Holbrook, direc- tor of Indiana years. The downtown’s future looks Second Street, where Tim Miller is Landmarks’ bright, and locals want to show it off. repurposing the Federal-style brick Southeast Field “Aurora is a great place to spend building at as a steakhouse, bar, and Office. PHOTOS BY JARRAD the day during our tour. You can see venue for live music. Built c.1860 as a HOLBROOK amazing historic buildings, grab an ice lodge for the Improved Order of Red cream, do some vintage and antique Men, the building’s decorative wrought shopping, have lunch, and even fin- iron balcony offers perfect views of ish off the day with a locally brewed the nearby Ohio River. Proximity to beer!” says Jarrad Holbrook, director the river means great views, but it also of Indiana Landmarks’ Southeast Field means occasional flooding. Rather than Office and an Aurora resident. fight nature, Tim is removing water- Jarrad is opening his home, the damaged plaster and taking the walls David and Jennie Stapp House at 306 back to original brick. Fourth Street, for the tour. Built in The tour also offers a peek at Great 1883, the house is an unusual com- Crescent Brewery, which takes its bination of Italianate and Moorish name, location, and even some of its

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at their home, they figured they were onto something. They hit on the idea of a shop that would be part antiques store and part ice cream parlor, with a collection of small-batch, hand-crafted sodas thrown in. They pitched their concept to the Huntington County Visitor Bureau, which was running a contest for a new business to occupy the empty 1885 Lewis Block at the corner of Jefferson and Market streets. They won the contest and free rent for a year, embarking on six months of reno- vations before opening Antiqology. The building had been empty for a decade when the Hansons began refurbishing it. Eye-catching even in its vacant state, the landmark retained original tin ceilings and a corner cupola with metal finial and circular windows. Signatures from previous generations still marked the walls of the cupola, rumored to have past con- nections as a speakeasy. The Hansons exposed brick walls and dug down to the original hardwood floors. “They Opened in 2013, Antiqology In starting much that it went mobile: the Hansons hunted until they found were buried under fourteen layers of carries both antiques and vintage- Antiqology, the a 1960 International Metro, an on-the-go soda van they outfit- Recipe for Sweet Success Hansons aimed nonsense,” recalls Adam. “Who tiles inspired goods, with a large collection to be part of ted to sell their wares at special events across northeast Indiana. WHEN YOU CAN BROWSE ANTIQUES WHILE In 2013, Huntington over carpet?” of newer Fiestaware. Fourteen ice Huntington’s Their interest in seeing Huntington flourish led Rebecca to drinking glass-bottled soda or slurping hand-dipped ice cream, residents Adam cream flavors—available in scoops, downtown revi- serve as president of the downtown business association for several and Rebecca you’ve got a winning combination. At least, that’s the idea that shakes, and to-go quarts—change talization, a goal years and motivated the Hansons to purchase two other historic Hanson renovated they’ve pursued inspired Adam and Rebecca Hanson to create Antiqology in downtown’s 1885 from week to week as supplies last. by investing in and downtown commercial buildings, which they currently lease. In Huntington. And if it could be part of the city’s downtown Lewis Block for More than 750 varieties of glass- leasing two more May 2018, the couple bought a third downtown building, the revival, so much the better. Antiqology, an bottled sodas line the walls, including historic downtown Huntington Theater, with plans to adapt the 1904 landmark to antiques store that In 2012, the Hansons operated an online business out of Antiqology’s own much-sought-after commercial build- house various businesses along with a bottling line for Antiqology’s serves up hand- ings. Next on their their turn-of-the-century historic home in Huntington’s Old dipped ice cream root beer. “We’re a modern twist on list: fixing up the locally produced craft soda. But just one month after they pur- Plat neighborhood, serving clients in 70 countries. Though and more than an old general store,” says Adam. 1904 Huntington chased the property, tragedy struck when a semi-trailer crashed the business was successful, they longed to be move involved 750 varieties of Initially, their foray into craft sodas Theater to house into the front of the building, hitting the theater’s 1940s Art glass-bottled sodas. various businesses in improving Adam’s hometown, where the couple met while Extending their was an experiment they figured just and a bottling line Deco-style marquee. They’ve sent the marquee to an Ohio-based volunteering with a local church youth group. vintage brand, the fit with the store’s vibe, but it quickly for Antiqology’s sign company for repairs, but much of their planned restoration at “We said we cared about the community and wanted to see couple outfitted a became their calling card, leading them locally produced the site is on hold as they await a court settlement on the damages. 1960 International downtown revitalized but hadn’t put any action behind those to offer what they describe as one of craft soda. Despite the setback, the Hansons are hopeful that down- Metro to sell their PHOTOS © ANTIQOLOGY words,” says Adam. “I sat behind my computer all day and products at out- the largest selections of craft soda in town Huntington will continue to thrive and see its historic didn’t interact with my community at all.” door events. the Midwest, including birch and buildings as a key ingredient in the success of their business. The Hansons started brainstorming about new businesses that PHOTOS © ANTIQOLOGY ginger beers, cherry, citrus, orange, “Ultimately our business model is that we sell an experience could be a draw in downtown. In furnishing their historic home, grape and cream sodas, root beers and where the way that things appear is very important,” says they’d become familiar with buying antiques, soon building up an sarsaparilla, and seasonal varieties. Adam. “When you walk into our shop, it tells a story, and con- excess of “finds.” When 400 people showed up to a “porch sale” In fact, the soda business boomed so nects people to a sense of nostalgia.”

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t the onset of the Great Depression with millions facing unemployment, President More than 3,000 THE LONG, WARM DAYS OF SUMMER Franklin Delano Roosevelt offered the nation “a new deal,” creating programs to gathered to mobilize the out-of-work and fund building projects across the country. celebrate dedica- encourage outdoor recreation: picnics, swimming, golf outings, and al fresco birthday parties tion of Madison’s Indiana’s city and state parks owe much to these New Deal agencies, whose work- and reunions. In Indiana, such activities frequently take place at historic parks, pools, and clubs. Crystal Beach ers built shelters, gatehouses, barns, campsites, amphitheaters, band shells, roads, Pool and Bath Many of them date to the 1930s, when federal programs employed crews across the country as bridges, and innumerable other features Hoosiers still enjoy today. Scarcity of building materi- House in 1939, als and federal cost restrictions motivated builders to come up with inventive ways to use sal- wowed by its styl- part of work relief programs during the Great Depression. ish and modern vagedA stone, brick, concrete, and other found materials to create landmarks that are both sturdy features, including The ingenuity and economy of those builders sparked an enduring tradition of rustic park and whimsical. Around the state, several New Deal-era landmarks are being revitalized. underwater lights. architecture—recreational buildings and structures made of wood, brick, and stone to harmonize Eighty years later, with the natural landscape. the landmark ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN shoreline in northern Indiana, Michigan City’s remains a popular Affection for recreational landmarks and their value as community destinations have inspired place to cool off Washington Park developed at the turn of the twentieth century as a place where citizens forward-thinking leaders to champion their preservation and revitalization, securing their status during hot Indiana could enjoy views of the lake and nearby sand dunes. By 1925, a retired animal trainer had summers. as lasting places to play for generations to come. turned his pet brown bear Jake into a lakefront attraction. The city’s fire department, in PHOTO BY NICOLE SCHELL

8 INDIANA PRESERVATION indianalandmarks.org 9 keep the historic soul intact,” says Zoo Director Jamie Huss. “I think guests appreciate being able share their childhood memo- ries of being at the zoo with their children and grandchildren.” Distinction for

AS THE STATE’S oldest city, Vincennes boasts some of the Dunes Indiana’s earliest history and oldest architecture, but one of the THE DIVERSE SCENERY OF THE INDIANA DUNES— city’s most popular parks can be ascribed to the WPA. Gregg 15 miles of beaches, prairies, woods, and marshes along Park serves as the Vincennes’ central park where, in the 1930s, the Lake Michigan shoreline—has drawn nature-lovers to WPA workers created Rainbow Beach—a circular swim- northwest Indiana for more than a century. In February, Indiana Dunes became the nation’s 61st national park. ming pool surrounded by sand—as well as an enclosed stone Along with its natural attractions, Indiana Dunes shelterhouse and bandshell, one of only a handful in the state. National Park retains a collection of historic buildings, The original pool was filled in years ago, but the shelterhouse and bandshell remain in high demand during the park’s busiest months, April through October. addition to its primary duties, served Michigan City Today, Washington Park Zoo is believed to be the only zoo After 80 years of wear-and-tear, the shelterhouse needed as an emergency animal shelter, tak- recently wrapped in Indiana completely designed and landscaped by the WPA up rehab at rehab. In 2018, the City of Vincennes matched a $50,000 ing in unwanted exotic pets and wild and its predecessor agencies, the Federal Emergency Relief Washington Park Historic Preservation Fund Grant from the Division of animals. The growing menagerie, and Zoo’s whimsical Administration and Civil Works Administration. Historic Preservation and Archaeology to make the most a civic desire to provide an educational castle (above), To preserve Washington Park’s WPA-built legacy, Michigan urgent updates, hiring Pittman Construction to repair recreational outlet, motivated the city one of several park City officials hired KW Garner Consulting to draw up a structures built by masonry, restore the historic wood windows, and replace to establish a zoo in 1931. preservation plan for the park and zoo in 2016. Garner and WPA workers in damaged fireplace hearths on each end of the shelter. The City Both the park and the zoo flour- the 1930s. Inside, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates spearheaded rehabilitation of intends to install a new roof at the shelterhouse later this year ished in the 1930s, and the WPA put visitors can observe a little-used 1933 greenhouse and park administration build- honey bees, tropical and plans to rehab the WPA-built bandshell in the near future. its stamp on both sites, constructing ing near the park’s entrance. Today, the cottage-like building fish, screech owls, “Monkey Island” in 1934. Workers and other animals is used by the city’s parks, fire, and police departments to store creatively repurposed a donated steel in updated exhibits. emergency equipment. IN FORT WAYNE, a public-private partnership aims to railroad tower to create an 80-foot-tall In Fort Wayne, Nearby in the zoo, the Engineer’s Castle got updates inside restore Foster Park Pavilion #3. WPA workers built the open- a public-private observation tower offering lake and and out, funded with city redevelopment dollars and money air pavilion in 1938 as a place for city dwellers to enjoy nature. from nineteenth-century log structures to Mid-Century partnership aims to Modern houses. Each September, Indiana Landmarks and city views. Salvaged stone and broken restore the WPA- from Blue Chip Casino. Outside, workers made roof and Constructed of rusticated limestone, the pavilion features Indiana Dunes National Park present a tour of the park’s concrete provided building materials constructed Foster masonry repairs and added a new accessible entrance. Crews a massive chimney at one end, a place where families could Century of Progress District, five exhibit houses built for for an attractive rock garden. Arguably, Park Pavilion #3 reopened windows previously filled with masonry to shed toast marshmallows or warm up on chilly days. Inside, simple the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair and moved by truck and (below) to its origi- barge after the fair’s end to become part of a housing the WPA workers’ crowning achieve- nal appearance. natural light on updated exhibit spaces inside. Kil Architecture wooden columns support a lofty open-rafter ceiling. development in the dunes, including the Wieboldt- ment took shape in the form of a tur- PHOTOS BY PETER and contractor Larson-Danielson completed the work in time In recent years, the historic pavilion hasn’t been a particu- RINGENBERG (ABOVE); Rostone house (above). reted castle to house small mammals, © ARCH (BELOW) for the zoo’s opening in April this year. larly pleasant place to relax. Graffiti scars its limestone walls The George Fred Keck-designed House of designed to resemble the insignia of “The City and the Zoo staff have an enormous appreciation and gaping holes let rain to pour through the roof. Its fragile Tomorrow—the most architecturally innovative and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. for these buildings as works of art, and we want to ensure we state prompted local preservation group ARCH to include the historically significant of the collection—has been building on its annual list of endangered local landmarks in vacant since 1999 and needs rehabilitation expected to cost $2.5 to $3 million. Indiana Landmarks has part- 2016, a measure intended to draw attention and investors. nered with The National Trust for Historic Preservation The strategy appears to have worked. In January, Friends and Indiana Dunes National Park to find someone of the Parks of Allen County and the Fort Wayne Parks and who can restore of the remarkable house. Learn Recreation announced a partnership to raise money for the more about the the project at indianalandmarks.org/ house-of-tomorrow. pavilion’s rehabilitation. ARCH and Fort Wayne Trails are Make plans to see the House of Tomorrow and the assisting the effort, which will restore timbers and stonework restored Century of Progress homes on our talk and tour and the cedar-shake roof, and clear invasive plants blocking on September 27-28, 2019. Tickets for this always-popular nearby views of the St. Mary’s River, returning the area sur- tour go on sale on Monday, August 5, at 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (8 a.m. Central Daylight Time) and will sell rounding the pavilion to its status as popular picnicking spot. out quickly. See p. 19 for more details. Future plans call for connecting the pavilion with the Foster

Park walking loop via a newly paved trail. ZEIGER TODD BY PHOTO

10 INDIANA PRESERVATION indianalandmarks.org 11 tion coordinator. “It’s great to see everyone enjoying the space regardless of age.” Works Progress Administration workers built the Crystal Beach Pool and Bath House between 1937 and 1939, incorporating innovative fea- tures including underwater lights and a sand border around the 20,000-gal- lon concrete pool’s perimeter. IN INDIANA, IF YOU’RE Vincennes architect Lester Rouett playing on a historic golf course, designed the two-story Craftsman there’s a good chance it was origi- bath house, constructed of rough-cut nally designed by Indianapolis native stone salvaged from the foundation of William “Bill” Diddel (1884-1985). William Diddel appreciated his design so much that it hired Diddel to add a mill demolished nearby. The ground Credited with more than 250 courses designed many of nine more holes and reroute the entire course in 1927. Along Indiana’s historic level held changing rooms and conces- around the United States, Diddel’s golf courses, includ- with a Tudor Revival-style clubhouse and historic pro shop, sions, and the upper floor served as a prolific career included the design of ing Indianapolis’s and the golf course is a contributing feature of the National community gathering space. more than 50 courses in Indiana. Highland Country Register-listed Ulen Historic District. When declining attendance and Diddel’s passion for golf course Club (above) and A founder and charter member of the American Society Lebanon’s Ulen necessary repairs threatened the pool’s design flowed from his own love of Country Club of Golf Course Architects and the first inductee into the future in the early 2000s, advocates the game. He won his first amateur (below). Diddel Indiana Golf Hall of Fame, Diddel continued to play golf lobbied to save the landmark. The championship as a 16-year-old student favored using natural into his 90s, frequently shooting at or below his age over City listened, funding renovations in at Manual High School and went on characteristics of the the course of his lifetime. landscape to create to win five state titles. challenging courses, Though several of Diddel’s courses have been modified ONCE UPON A TIME, COOL Madison residents His first foray into golf course as opposed to rely- over time, intact examples still dot Indiana’s landscape at both water and a place to throw your towel still love to splash design came in 1921, when he was ing on built hazards. private and public clubs, including LaPorte’s Beechwood Golf at Crystal Beach Indiana Landmarks’ were all it took to make a swimming Pool more than asked to help finish the design and Historic Landscapes Club and Newburgh’s Rolling Hills Country Club. In recent pool. In the early twentieth century, 80 years after oversee construction of the course at Committee aims years, Kern rehabilitated Diddel’s inaugural golf course design as Americans with more leisure time its construction. Indianapolis’s Highland Country Club. to raise awareness at Highland Country Club, relying on historic aerial photo- sought relief from summer heat at Recognizing the Scottish pro golfer Willie Park Jr., who of such historic graphs and his own memories of the course to remodel exist- landmark’s value designed features. public pools, parks and clubs got as a recreational had already routed the course, had to PHOTOS BY RON KERN ing bunkers and add back in bunkers that had been removed. (ABOVE); © ULEN COUNTRY more creative, introducing novelties destination, officials return to Scotland before he could fin- CLUB (BELOW) “He was kind of an everyman golf course architect. He like sandy “beaches” and decks for are leveraging ish the job. Diddel took up the mantle, believed golf shouldn’t just appeal to the elite but should be sun-bathing to make their pools recre- Madison’s recent utilizing natural characteristics of the a game everyone should get to play,” says Kern. Stellar City desig- ational destinations. nation for ongoing landscape to create a course that would You can learn more about Diddel’s golf legacy in Though it’s increasingly rare to find revitalization at the be fun for players of all skill levels. “He Indiana at Kern’s blog, ronkerngolfarchitect. historic pools previous generations popular attraction, wanted to design a golf course to be wordpress.com. including plans to of swimmers would still recognize, make the stone challenging for the good player and yet Crystal Beach Pool in Madison retains bath house fully 2005, including a new pool liner, slide, filtration system, and very playable by the amateur,” says golf its historic shape and bath house, even accessible. play equipment. course architect Ron Kern, who stud- PHOTOS BY BRENT SPRY as plans are underway to renovate the (ABOVE); NICOLE SCHELL Today, the City is planning to renovate Crystal Beach Pool ied under Diddel along with his father, site for the future. (RIGHT) and Bath House once again as part of revitalization efforts golf course architect Gary Kern. “It’s one of those places where connected to Madison’s Stellar City designation. Planned In 1923, Diddel undertook his first grandparents can take their grand- updates include making the bath house fully accessible, a project solo course design, laying out a nine- kids and tell them stories about the partially funded through the state’s Community Development hole course at the newly established crazy things they used to do at the Block Grants. Work is tentatively planned to start at the close of Ulen Country Club in Lebanon. same location,” says Nicole Schell, this year’s pool season. In the meantime, Crystal Beach remains Diddel’s design maximized use of Madison’s city planner and preserva- a popular place to cool off in the sticky summer months. the existing natural terrain. The club

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“It was the only house any of us the Haists worked to update Dave’s knew until we had our own homes childhood home, they relied on advice out of the nest,” says Dave. “It’s filled from Indiana Landmarks’ staff to with memories of lots of Christmases, track down craftsmen trained to work birthday parties, and Thanksgivings. It with the house’s historic materi- was the focal point of the family.” als. The couple recently decided to Dave credits the home with being further support Indiana Landmarks the first historic place that made an by including the organization in their impression on him, setting the stage estate plans. for him to seek them out later in life. “Indiana Landmarks is able to do Sandy gained an appreciation of his- the things no one else will do,” notes toric places growing up in Nappanee Dave. “As you talk to folks throughout and visiting a friend at the Queen the state, you see how these historic Anne-style Coppes House. treasures wouldn’t be around if Indiana Dave and Sandy met while attend- Landmarks wasn’t able to step in and ing Manchester University, married, provide the resources to stabilize them and lived in Indianapolis for a time and find new owners for them. And, Ready for its Close-Up while Dave completed law school at most importantly, we believe that Indiana University. They later moved historic places are vital to Indiana’s IN 2015, DETERIORATING CONDITIONS AND On August 17, our to South Bend when Dave accepted economy and quality of life.” public safety concerns landed Huntington’s United Brethren Landmark Look showcases the a position at the law firm Barnes and Block on Indiana Landmarks’ 10 Most Endangered list. Today, transformation of Thornburg, then to Fort Wayne in after an $9 million restoration headed by Anderson Partners, the Huntington’s United the ‘80s to help open a new office block is poised to re-open as 37 market-rate lofts, art studios, Brethren Block, for the firm. Dave recently retired as and a culinary kitchen operated by Pathfinders Services, Inc. and a former 10 Most Like what Endangered entry chief operating officer of Do it Best Huntington University. It’s just the kind of 10 Most turnaround redeveloped by Corp., a Fort Wayne-based national we love to celebrate. On August 17 from 2-5 p.m., Indiana Anderson Partners cooperative of hardware and building you’ve Landmarks, Huntington Alert, and Anderson Partners offer a as market-rate lofts, supply stories. Landmark Look showcasing the property’s transformation. art studios, and a read? culinary kitchen. After living in a newer house in Located on the north side of the city’s courthouse square, PHOTO BY PAUL HAYDEN Fort Wayne for many years, they the block includes the 1889 Odd Fellows Hall, c.1915 were ready to live in an older house Help Indiana I.O.O.F Trust Building, and 1915 United Brethren building, once again. “We appreciate an older Landmarks achieve connected by the late 1950s to house the church’s publish- home’s history—the story of who first even more by: ing company. After 10 Most Endangered status underlined owned it, and how it passes through the buildings’ plight, Indiana Landmarks worked with local the generations—as well as the artistry Renewing your affiliate Huntington Alert to remove the block from the city’s of the actual building, from wooden membership demolition list. Using money from our Efroymson Family floors to pocket doors to woodwork Endangered Places Fund and matching city funds, we repaired Back Home Again that would be expensive to duplicate Making a donation in leaky roofs and commissioned a structural and reuse assess- today,” says Sandy. addition to membership ment. We let firms with track records in transforming historic THEY SAY YOU CAN’T GO HOME AGAIN, Indiana Landmarks mem- The Haists became familiar with properties know about the redevelopment opportunity, finding but don’t tell that to Dave Haist. He and his wife, Sandy, bers Dave and Sandy Indiana Landmarks’ work as Dave the right fit in Anderson Partners. Haist appreciate Indiana Including Indiana were empty nesters living in Fort Wayne in 2017 when Landmarks’ track record served on our strategic planning Landmarks in your Funds from the City of Huntington fueled the redevelop- they decided to look for an old house in Wabash, Dave’s in saving historic places committee, later joining our board of estate plans ment, which also utilized Indiana Regional Cities funding and hometown. They found the ideal fit in a 1912 Colonial around the state, a mis- directors in 2016. During that time, the federal Historic Tax Credit, ensuring the preservation of Revival—the same home Dave grew up in with his three sion they’ve supported by he admired the resurgence underway original features. Community Construction of Indianapolis including the organiza- For more information talk to siblings and parents. The home’s most recent owners, tion in their estate plans. in Wabash’s historic neighborhoods Sharon Gamble, 800-450-4534 or served as general contractor, executing the design from another family with four children, happily entrusted the PHOTO BY NICOLE A. HOWARD and downtown, including restora- visit indianalandmarks.org Martin Riley Architects of Fort Wayne. Learn more about the PHOTOGRAPHY property back to the Haists. tion of the Charley Creek Inn. As Landmark Look on p. 19.

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Suzane Thomas House Dr. Samuel Harrell House 828 East Adams Street, Muncie 399 N. 10th St., Noblesville Alfred Grindle-designed 1896 Colonial Lovingly restored Queen Anne on Revival gem in National Register district quarter-block lot. 4 bedrooms, 3 baths has 5,400 square feet (plus third floor with updated kitchen, baths, and and basement), original woodwork and mechanical systems. Carriage house hardware, large rooms with lots of natural includes 2-bedroom apartment light, eight fireplaces, and large carriage and office with 8-car garage below. Unique Opportunity house. 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. Saved Stunning original 1890s décor. Just from exploitation, and largely restored. blocks to schools, parks, and shopping. BRIEFLY NOTED THE STUNNING HAVEN HUBBARD HOMESTEAD For nearly a century After his son Haven died childless $300,000 $895,000 IN THE MAY/JUNE ISSUE OF is an unexpected sight along Chicago Trail just outside of the Haven Hubbard in 1916, Haven’s widow Arminia Homestead in New Frank Meeker, 765-702-0717 Kurt Meyer, F. C. Tucker Company Indiana Preservation, we mistak- New Carlisle. Large and imposing, the house draws attention. Carlisle served as a donated the 750-acre family farm [email protected] enly identified the photographer But the handsome exterior barely hints at the historic riches retirement facility, and nineteenth-century homestead to of the cover image of the stun- inside, including stunning original woodwork and built-ins, established by one the Evangelical Church, with enough ning spiral staircase of Madison’s Shrewsbury-Windle House. The fireplaces, and exquisite parquet floors. Indiana Landmarks is of the city’s earliest money to build the Haven Hubbard families. Indiana shot should have been credited helping owner Greencroft Communities find a buyer for the Landmarks is helping Memorial Old People’s Home, where to Susan Fleck, a gifted architec- house, on the market for $35,000. find a preservation- residents helped with chores and run- tural photographer who gener- Ransom Hubbard built the stately brick home around 1860 minded buyer to ning the farm. Today, owner Greencroft ously shares her work with us. Apologies, Susan! and remodeled it in the 1890s in the Queen Anne style popular renovate and repur- Communities operates a retirement pose the handsome MEMBERS TAKE NOTE: At Indiana at the time, with updates including a new porch and solarium. property. facility in a modern building nearby. Landmarks’ Annual Meeting on PHOTOS BY TODD ZEIGER Though vacant for nearly a September 14 in Indianapolis, each decade, the homestead remains in member may vote to elect direc- remarkably good condition, with tors. Board members serve three- a two-story rear wing providing an 422 W. Oak Street 710 Park Avenue year terms, with one-third being elected each year. According additional 2,200 square feet to the Union City South Bend to Indiana Landmarks’ by-laws, 2,300 square-foot house. Beautiful 1901 stucco church in an area The 1875 Anderson House in the historic members may vote for candidates Located about 20 minutes from undergoing revitalization. Property Chapin neighborhood sits on nearly a proposed by the Governance South Bend and 90 minutes from includes historic stained glass, maple half-acre lot with mature trees, lawns, Committee of the board, or by and oak woodwork, pews, Gothic period brick patio. Nearly 4,000 square feet. Chicago, the site would make an at least 10 voting members. To lighting, and vintage furniture, as well Updates include roofing, new furnace, nominate a candidate for election excellent inn, office, or destina- as more recent furnishings and sound and repainted exterior. Check out the to the board of directors, submit tion restaurant. See more photos at equipment. 16,000 square feet including attached garage, wrap-around porch your nomination in writing at least indianalandmarks.org/for-sale and cement basement. and magnificent tower! 10 days in advance of the Annual contact Todd Zeiger, 574-232-4534, $89,000 $395,000 Meeting to Parker Beauchamp, Chairman of the Board, Indiana [email protected], for Aaron Applegate, 765-964-4631 Faith Fleming, 574-233-6141 aapplegate@ [email protected] Landmarks, 1201 Central Avenue, more information. applegatelivestockequipment.com Indianapolis, IN, 46202.

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FRENCH LICK & WEST Mark Your Calendars RSVP & BUY TICKETS BADEN SPRINGS Tickets for the annual Century for events at indianalandmarks.org/tours-events TOURS of Progress Talk and Tour in the or by calling (800) 450-4534 or (317) 639-4534 Daily April through December Indiana Dunes National Park West Baden Springs Hotel on September 27-28 will go on Monday-Saturday 2 & 4 p.m. sale Monday, August 5, at 9 a.m. Sunday, 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. Indiana Automotive Auburn Tour Eastern Daylight Time (8 a.m. July 26-27, Auburn French Lick Springs Hotel Central Daylight Time) and, Noon Travel to northeast Indiana this summer with Indiana if tradition holds, will sell out Tours depart from our Automotive for a look at historic Auburn’s landmarks of Landmarks Emporium shops quickly. Tour costs $25/member, automotive innovation. The two-day tour explores three in each historic hotel on IN 56 $30/general public. Buy tickets automotive museums (one National Historic Landmark) in southern Indiana. Combo at centuryofprogresstour19. ticket available. Discount for eventbrite.com and two private auto collections. Your ticket price members on tours and in or call includes three meals, including dinner Saturday eve- shops. Reservations recom- 317-639-4534. ning at the famed Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum mended. 812-936-5870. with after-hours access to the over 120 classic, antique, Twilight Tours Annual Meeting and special-interest cars on display. $145/Indiana Costumed characters depict Sept. 14, Indianapolis Automotive member, $165/general public. famous guests at West Baden Celebrate preservation suc- Springs during its heyday in the ’teens and ’20s. Timed cesses, applaud winners of the Bridge Talk tours depart at 7 p.m., 7:10 Servaas Memorial Awards and Aug. 15, Indianapolis p.m., and 7:20 p.m. July 20, Williamson Prize, and elect new Since 2012, workers have been planning and imple- Aug. 17, Sept. 14. $20/general directors at our annual meeting public, $18/member. menting renovation of a c.1900 stone arch bridge span- at Indiana Landmarks Center. Indianalandmarks.org/ ning Fall Creek on Central Avenue, a character-defining french-lick-west-baden Reception 2:30-3:30 p.m., feature of the city’s George Kessler-designed parks and program from 3:30-5 p.m. Free boulevards system. During an illustrated talk at Indiana INDIANAPOLIS TOURS for Indiana Landmarks members Landmarks Center, project engineer Katlyn Shergalis, a Monument Circle with RSVP by September 6. bridge project manager at Butler, Fairman, and Seufert, Saturdays, 10 a.m., Inc., shares insights about the complexities of the reha- May-October Mid-Century bilitation design and lessons learned in rebuilding the Free guided tours depart Church Tour bridge. 5:30 p.m. cash bar followed by talk at 6 p.m. from South Bend Chocolate Sept. 29, Terre Haute Free for members, $5/general public. Co., 30 Monument Circle. No Tour five mid-century churches reservation required. showing how modern style influ- Huntington Landmark Look City Market Catacombs enced ecclesial design and the Aug. 17, Huntington 1st and 3rd Saturdays, May- materials congregations selected October, and an additional Indiana Landmarks and Huntington Alert offer a Saturday, October 26, 10 & for their buildings. Created for peek at the refurbished United Brethren Block on 10:30 a.m., 11 & 11:30 a.m., various denominations in the ON SELECT SUNDAY AFTERNOONS, Indiana Landmarks offers a two-hour the courthouse square. A former entry on our 10 noon, 12:30 & 1 p.m. 1950s and 1960s, the churches West Baden behind-the-scenes tour of the West Baden Springs Hotel, arranging access to Most Endangered, the block has been transformed by Advance ticket required. $12/ illustrate the frequent overlap general public, $6/child (age Behind-the- spaces not normally open to the public. Tourgoers will discover the history of Anderson Partners into 37 market-rate lofts, offices, an 6-11), $10/member, $5/child of of traditional and Modernist areas that served the hotel’s first guests—including the kitchen, garage, ice cream art studio, and culinary café. 2-5 p.m. $5/member, $10/ a member. design. 1-4 p.m. $5/member, Scenes Tours plant, laundry, printing office, and filtering plant—and see how these spaces have general public. Learn more on p. 15. Athenaeum $7/general public in advance; been repurposed for the hotel’s operations today. The tour also offers an exclu- 2nd Saturdays, May- $8/member, $10/general public June-December sive peek at the hotel’s modern luxuries, including Table One (a private dining First Friday September, noon on day of tour. room), the sixth-floor Presidential Suite, guest rooms furnished in Gilded Age Indianapolis Advanced ticket required. splendor of the hotel’s heyday, and suites incorporated into the historic ballroom Our Rapp Family Gallery hosts free art shows, with an $10/general public age 12 and up, $5/child (age 6-11), $8/ space. See the stunning view of the atrium from the balcony of one of the rooms option to tour our restored headquarters. 6-9 p.m. member, $4 for children of on the sixth floor. Please note that rooms included on the tour are subject to SEPT. 6 “Perspectives” a group show by InSight members (age 6-11) change due to availability. 2-4 p.m. July 14 & 28, Aug. 11 & 25, Sept. 8 & 22, Oct. 6 Indianalandmarks.org/ & 20, Nov. 24, and Dec. 8. $28/member, $30/general public. ongoing-tours-events

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Giving Thanks MOUNT PLEASANT BEECH Church stands at the end of a gravel lane once lined with beech trees. Built c.1865, the white frame building just outside Carthage is one of the last tangible links to Beech Settlement, The first phase of resto- urgent repairs and helped list the church in the National a farming community created by ration is almost com- Register of Historic Places. Schwartz Construction plete at the c.1865 Mount free African Americans in the 1830s. Pleasant Beech Church undertook the rehabilitation, replacing the foundation, Every August, descendants of the near Carthage, a former rebuilding the roof, windows, shutters, and wooden original settlers and members of the 10 Most Endangered door, patching wood floors, and repainting inside and entry. The white frame African Methodist Episcopal Church church is all that’s left out. The $173,730 project was supported by Standiford gather for a homecoming. This sum- to represent one of Cox, the Efroymson Family Fund, Rush County mer, they’ll be celebrating the first Indiana’s nineteenth- Heritage, Rush County Historical Society, Rush County phase of the church’s restoration. century African Community Foundation, Rush County Genealogical American farming com- Indiana Landmarks drew atten- munities, established by Society, private donors, and an Indiana Historical Society tion to Mount Pleasant Beech free blacks from North Heritage Support Grant. Visit “Beech Settlement of Rush Church by placing it on our 10 Carolina drawn by the County, Indiana” on Facebook for photos of the restora- area’s large antislavery Most Endangered list in 2016. We Quaker population. tion and details on this year’s homecoming. funded a study identifying the most PHOTO BY JESSICA KRAMER indianalandmarks.org