NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2016

Sacred Ground Help for Historic Houses of Worship

HOPE FOR TOMORROW Plan for landmark in Dunes JUST IN TIME Restoring the Ayres clock FROM THE PRESIDENT STARTERS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Eli Lilly (1885-1977), Founder

OFFICERS Cheri Dick Zionsville LANDMARK LEXICON Hon. Randall T. Shepard Honorary Chairman Julie Donnell Fort Wayne James P. Fadely Chairman Jeremy D. Efroymson How Rood One Woman’s Legacy Carl A. Cook Past Chairman Gregory S. Fehribach NO, NOT “RUDE” BUT “ROOD,” Indianapolis LAST YEAR, LONG-TIME Parker Beauchamp an archaic word for crucifix. In Vice Chairman Sanford E. Garner member Zelpha Indianapolis late medieval church architec- Marsh Davis Mitsch passed away. Zelpha was a val- President Judith A. Kanne ture, a rood screen separated Rensselaer ued member of our Heritage Society, Sara Edgerton the nave, where the congre- Secretary/Assistant Treasurer Christine H. Keck Evansville a group of people who have made pro- Thomas H. Engle gation sat, from the altar in visions to support Indiana Landmarks’ Assistant Secretary Matthew R. Mayol, AIA the chancel, where the clergy Indianapolis Brett D. McKamey mission through estate planning. Her Treasurer Sharon Negele sat. The openwork screen, Attica bequest of hundreds of acres of farm- H. Roll McLaughlin, FAIA sometimes elaborately carved, Chairman Emeritus Cheryl Griffith Nichols land in Floyd and Harrison counties Little Rock, AR always incorporated a cross or Judy A. O’Bannon © VISIT MORGAN COUNTY promises to be among the largest gifts Secretary Emerita Martin E. Rahe backed a hanging crucifix. In Cincinnati, OH this organization has received. J. Reid Williamson, Jr. historic Indiana churches, rood President Emeritus James W. Renne Zelpha joined Indiana Landmarks Newburgh screens appear in structures DIRECTORS George A. Rogge that borrow from Gothic design in 1997 and dutifully maintained her Gary Raising Cane Hilary Barnes traditions. An ornate 1930s rood membership in the years that followed. Her extremely modest lifestyle belied a Indianapolis Eric Rowland Indianapolis t the Martinsville Candy woman of great intelligence and vision. Following the deaths of her husband and Katrina Basile screen designed and made by Indianapolis Doris Anne Sadler Kitchen—winner of a restoration son, Zelpha entrusted Indiana Landmarks with the preservation of her farmstead, Indianapolis parishioner and metalworker Elaine E. Bedel award this year from Indiana which we will fulfill through a protective covenant. Her gift of property, when Indianapolis Matthew G. Stegall Edward Maitlen adorns the Richmond A Landmarks—you can browse for hand- sold, will add significantly to Indiana Landmarks’ long-term financial strength and Steven Campbell late nineteenth-century Grace Indianapolis Brad Toothaker made chocolates, but candy canes are ability to carry out our mission. South Bend FREDERICK DAVID BY PHOTO Episcopal Church in Muncie. Edward D. Clere the main attraction, especially dur- While Zelpha’s bequest was dramatic, Indiana Landmarks embraces planned New Albany Jane T. Walker Indianapolis ing the holidays. Made from scratch gifts of all sizes and many forms. We take it as a great honor to be named as a using the stove, marble slab, hook, beneficiary and to know that our friends and members recognize the value our OFFICES & HISTORIC SITES and recipes dating to the origi- work holds for future generations. If you would like to leave a legacy that sup- Headquarters Southeast Field Office nal owner in 1919, the canes come in all sorts of ports preservation of our heritage, I hope you’ll consider becoming a member of Indiana Landmarks Center Aurora 1201 Central Avenue 812 926 0983 flavors—fruity, licorice, cappuccino, clove. In November and our Heritage Society by including Indiana Landmarks in your estate planning. We Indianapolis, IN 46202 Southwest Field Office [email protected] December, tradition reigns: classic canes in peppermint and would be honored. Evansville 317 639 4534 812 423 2988 cinnamon, with an estimated 20,000 sold during the peak 800 450 4534 Western Regional Office period, when you can witness the candy cane-making pro- Northwest Field Office Terre Haute Gary 812 232 4534 cess. Visit the Facebook page to get weekend pouring times 219 947 2657 If you are interested in Huddleston Farmhouse or call 765-342-6390. Central Regional Office Cambridge City discussing a planned gift to Indianapolis 765 478 3172 317 639 4534 Indiana Landmarks, please Morris-Butler House Eastern Regional Office contact Marsh Davis or Sharon Indianapolis Marsh Davis, President Cambridge City 317 639 4534 765 478 3172 Gamble at 317-639-4534. Veraestau Northern Regional Office Aurora South Bend 812 926 0983 574 232 4534 French Lick and West Northeast Field Office Baden Springs tours Wabash 866 571 8687 (toll free) 800 450 4534 812 936 5870 Southern Regional Office , 121hours contributed since331 1996 by Indiana Jeffersonville 812 284 4534 Landmarks volunteers leading tours of in Columbus joined Indiana Landmarks’ Sacred ©2016, Indiana Landmarks; ISSN#: 0737-8602 years Indiana Landmarks the historic French Lick & West Baden On the Places Indiana program to learn how it can engage more of the com- Indiana Landmarks publishes Indiana Preservation bimonthly has offered tours of the Springs hotels & working in Landmarks Cover munity in the inspiring house of worship. PHOTO BY HADLEY FRUITS for members. To join and learn other membership benefits, 20 visit indianalandmarks.org or contact memberships@ West Baden Springs Hotel Emporium, our hotel shops indianalandmarks.org, 317-639-4534 or 800-450-4534. 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ing the House of Tomorrow, even more important. Once in Indiana, the houses sold and remained in private hands until the land they occupied became part of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in 1966. The five fair houses are listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the Century of Progress Historic District. All were deteriorated until Indiana Landmarks partnered with the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore by leasing four houses from the park, then sub-leasing them to tenants who restored them. However, the House of Tomorrow, the most architecturally influential and historically significant of the collection, has been vacant since 1999 and requires restoration, estimated to cost $2 million by Bill Latoza, a Chicago architect and for- mer Indiana Landmarks board member. Given the degree of dilapidation and the price tag, we don’t believe we can attract a lessee, so Indiana Landmarks will undertake the fundraising and restoration. Since the House of Tomorrow is a place of boundary-span- ning significance, we appealed for the National Treasure des- ignation from the National Trust, which will play a key role in the project. The Trust brings experience stewarding Modernist masterpieces that used experimental design and construction methods, including the Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois, and the Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut. The Trust can also tap its national network of people who are passionate ABOVE: In October, will spread awareness of our leasing about Modernist architecture to help ensure the preservation of the National model, which could help rehabilitate Futuristic House Named National Treasure Trust for Historic the House of Tomorrow. Preservation thousands of historic properties across FLOOR-TO-CEILING GLASS WALLS. AUTOMATED In the depths of the of Tomorrow to be restored for The restoration will benefit from the National Trust’s named the House the country and ensure the future of household appliances. An attached garage whose door opened Depression, George residential use, and will also serve as H.O.P.E. Crew, which trains young people in preservation of Tomorrow a man-made landmarks in places pre- Fred Keck de- with the push of a button. Ditto for the door of the at- a national model for the preservation crafts while helping to protect historic cultural sites on public National Treasure, served for their natural environments. signed the House of a distinction that tached hangar for the family plane. In the midst of the Great Tomorrow to pres- of thousands of historic National Park lands throughout the United States. will help Indiana The has identi- Depression in 1933, the House of Tomorrow at the Chicago ent fair visitors with Service buildings throughout the na- Indiana Landmarks has worked with the National Lakeshore Landmarks save the fied a deferred maintenance backlog of Century of Progress World’s Fair offered millions a hopeful a new vision of how tion,” he added. on leases that have saved a variety of historic structures in the 1933 World’s Fair approximately $12 billion on historic to live, with floor- vision of a brighter, easier future. Over the fair’s two-year run, Chicago architect George Fred Keck Indiana Dunes in addition to the Century of Progress houses. house in the Indiana structures in its parks. to-ceiling glass Dunes National more than 1.2 million people paid 10 cents apiece to tour the walls, automated designed the House of Tomorrow “to Enlisting the National Trust in the House of Tomorrow rescue Lakeshore. “We’ll need lots of help to re- house, and it influenced how we live today. appliances, and an entirely upset the conventional idea of PHOTO BY LEE LEWELLEN store the House of Tomorrow, a After the fair, the house traveled by barge across Lake attached hanger for home” and increase the popularity of Chicago landmark that happens the family airplane. LEFT: The steel with other exhibit houses. Sited in what is now the The most influential modern residential design. The 12-sid- frame of the 12-sid- to live in Indiana,” says Indiana Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, the house is vacant and of the exhibit hous- ed, steel-framed structure employed ed house, built Landmarks’ President Marsh Davis. urgently needs rehabilitation. On October 19 in Chicago, es moved to the curtain walls of glass, central air condi- around a central You can donate and find regular Indiana Dunes, it utility core, allowed bit.ly/ the National Trust for Historic Preservation lent its weight awaits restoration. tioning, an electric refrigerator, and the curtain walls of updates about the project at to Indiana Landmarks’ effort to save the House of Tomorrow PHOTO BY HEDRICH- first General Electric dishwasher—fea- glass that, at the HouseOfTomorrowIND. BLESSING © CHICAGO when it declared the structure a National Treasure. HISTORY MUSEUM tures that would become standard in fair and after the “Today, we have the opportunity to save the House of years to come. Media at the time called move to Indiana, of- fered clear views of Tomorrow while also honoring its legacy of innovation,” said it “America’s First Glass House.” Lake Michigan. David J. Brown, executive vice president of the National Trust Very few structures remain from PHOTO © WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, for Historic Preservation. “A lease agreement between Indiana the 1933-34 fair, which makes the five WHS-66408 Landmarks and the National Park Service will allow the House exhibit houses in Indiana, includ-

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ment store has been gone since 1992. The city owns the building, now part of Circle Centre mall, with Carson Pirie Scott occupying a portion of the old Ayres building. Jeff Bennett, Indianapolis Deputy Mayor of Community Development, applauds the citizen effort to repair the clock. “We’ll expedite the permits the workmen will need in order to get repair work underway as quickly as possible,” Bennett says. Indiana Landmarks welcomes tax- deductible contributions to the restora- tion campaign. “Make a contribution if you enjoyed family shopping tradi- tions at Ayres, or if you want to honor the memory of someone who worked in the store, or if you just want to see a civic landmark display the right time,” urges Davis. You can make a contribution What Time is It? online at http://bit.ly/AyresClock, or What a Difference! call 317-639-4534, or mail a check “WHAT’S THE SAYING? EVEN A STOPPED CLOCK ABOVE: Indiana to Indiana Landmarks, 1201 Central IN MAY 1996, INDIANA LANDMARKS HELD A For 20 years, frequently asked on our tours: “Are the is right twice a day? Well the Ayres clock at the southwest Landmarks aims to Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, 46202. press conference announcing our purchase of the West Baden volunteers from hotels making money?” raise $20,000 to Orange County and corner of Washington and Meridian is right eight times a day, repair Indianapolis’s Springs Hotel, a National Historic Landmark in southern others who drive “Both hotels break even operation- since it has four faces and none displays the correct time,” says historic L.S. Indiana, and our partnership with the Cook family to restore from as far away ally, but can’t quite cover overhead,” Indianapolis resident and former Indiana Landmarks board Ayres clock by it. The vacant 1902 hotel had reached a precarious state—an as Greensburg and he says, noting that they’re improving member Paul Smith. Thanksgiving eve, exterior wall and roof section collapsed, other areas in im- Owensboro, KY, all the time. “The trouble is, every when the bronze have led people on Smith and Mary Kummings, one of our Indianapolis cherub reappears minent danger of following suit, its wondrous interior sadly Indiana Landmarks’ capital project in the hotels has six volunteers, asked Indiana Landmarks for help to fix the clock. on his seasonal decayed and vandalized. tours of the West digits—for example, replacing the “It’s a neglected landmark. For generations, people met under perch. At the press conference, the townspeople had a question: Baden Springs bridge on the boulevard close to the PHOTO BY LEE MANDRELL the clock to go shopping, or to lunch or dinner,” Smith notes, “Will people still be able to see it?” Even in its dilapidated Hotel, from the West Baden Springs Hotel,” he adds. early days when calling it Indianapolis’s equivalent of a town clock. RIGHT: Vonnegut state (when a tour required a signature waiving liability), it was they steered groups “The casino makes the whole opera- Vonnegut and Bohn designed the 1905 L. S. Ayres de- and Bohn designed a breathtaking place valued by people in Orange County. On around the col- tion sustainable.” the L.S. Ayres & Co. partment store, and in 1936, Arthur Bohn designed the the spot, Indiana Landmarks said we’d hold weekend tours, lapsed wall to the “It’s not just about the old build- department store glittering place it 10,000-pound bronze clock. Mounted on the building almost in 1905. In 1936, hoping to recruit half a dozen volunteer guides. became. Volunteers ings, and preserving the past. It’s about 29 feet above the sidewalk, the eight-foot tall clock gave pass- the store added a This year, we celebrate the twentieth anniversary of our West also work in building for the future and benefitting ersby the time from all four directions. 10,000-pound clock Baden-French Lick tour program. Indiana Landmarks offers the Landmarks entire communities,” declared the late designed by Arthur Indiana Landmarks is spearheading a restoration campaign tours—powered by volunteers—of both grand hotels, depart- Emporium in each Bill Cook, whose family masterminded Bohn. At 8 feet tall hotel. Watch our with a tight schedule. “Since 1947, a bronze cherub magically and mounted nearly ing from our Landmarks Emporium shops seven days a week. new website for an and funded the hotel restorations. appears on the clock late on Thanksgiving eve. Our goal is that 29 feet above We still rely on volunteers, whose contributions we celebrate online version of Twenty years later, you’ll find revived on November 23, when everyone looks for the cherub, all four the sidewalk, the every year at this time. In 2016, our 37 volunteers have given us the stores opening communities with restored buildings, 4-faced clock is faces of the clock will display the correct time,” says Indiana over 3,700 hours: we couldn’t continue the tours and museum in spring 2017. walking trails, new restaurants and visible from north, PHOTOS © FRENCH LICK Landmarks President Marsh Davis. “We want to raise $20,000 south, east and west. stores without them. At the volunteers’ anniversary dinner in RESORT shops. When you go, claim your mem- PHOTO COURTESY INDIANA to fix the clock and create a fund for annual maintenance.” HISTORICAL SOCIETY November, Cook Group Chairman Steve Ferguson will speak ber discount when you take a tour and Many still call it the Ayres clock, even though the depart- about the future of the resort, and he’ll answer the question most make purchases in our shops!

6 INDIANA PRESERVATION indianalandmarks.org 7 elcome to Indiana Landmarks—don’t let this happen to you.” That’s David Frederick’s opening when he shows Indiana Landmarks Center to the clergy and lay leaders he meets at our Indianapolis headquarters, a repurposed nineteenth-century church that once housed the largest Methodist congregation in the state. Frederick directs Sacred Places Indiana, a three-year pilot program entering its second year, a partner- ship with the national Partners for Sacred Places supported by Lilly Endowment. Each year, we select eight to ten congregations with historic houses of worship who field five- member teams to receive intensive training in assessing the condition and space in their structures, REVIVING fundraising, developing a case statement, and organizational planning to leverage their historic build- ings as assets. “Sacred Places Indiana helps congregations think and act strategically. Most of our congregations suffer from this equation: aging and dwindling membership plus declining contributions equals de- ferred maintenance. Our program alters the problem-to-problem pattern to try to keep congregations SACRED in their historic homes,” Frederick notes. The relationship between secular preservation organizations and faith communities can some- times involve mutual tension. Congregations don’t exist to worship buildings, after all. “Sacred Places Indiana bridges the gap between preservation organizations and congregations and denominational governing bodies. Our program helps congregations develop visions and plans that capitalize on their landmark structures, regarding them Second Baptist Church in PLACES New Albany was one of as assets rather than burdens,” Frederick says. the first congregations to “As we embark on year two, we see Sacred Places Indiana as a power- join Indiana Landmarks’ ful, focused, and sustainable program to help congregations and at the Sacred Places program same time achieve preservation goals,” says Marsh Davis, president seeking guidance to sustain the historic house of Indiana Landmarks. “I think Indiana Landmarks and Partners for of worship. Sacred Places are creating a national model.” PHOTO BY GREG SEKULA

8 INDIANA PRESERVATION indianalandmarks.org 9 Exploring North When Reverend Vickie read that Easter Sunday article, she stuck it on COLUMBUS’S NORTH CHRISTIAN her refrigerator and prayed about it. Church presents a striking silhouette. “God was not done with the little Its 192-foot needle-like spire rises church on the corner,” she concluded, from a hexagonal, sloping roof that thinking that perhaps combining the seems to grow out of the ground. two sites and congregations could Inside, light streams from the ocu- answer the needs of each. lus under the spire to illuminate the In 2015, the Garden at Gethsemane sanctuary. Completed in 1964, it was proposed an adoption. It would “adopt” the last building designed by Finnish Main Street, providing both pastoral and architect and St. Louis Gateway Arch financial support with the combined creator Eero Saarinen before his congregation basing an urban ministry death. Famed landscape architect at Main Street. The two churches and Dan Kiley designed the surround- ing campus. North Christian Church their adoption model joined the first holds rare status as a National New Dollars/New Partners training Historic Landmark. cohort of Sacred Places Indiana (SPI). North Christian’s congregation IN 2014, AN EASTER SUNDAY They sent a diverse group to SPI train- struggles with declining member- article in the Muncie Star Press titled ing: clergy from each site, a CPA and ship and limited finances, like many “The Weight of Age” chronicled CHURCH financial planner, and a not-for-profit traditional denominational churches. the long, slow decline of the his- administrator and grant writer. Selected to participate in Sacred toric downtown Main Street United ADOPTION “The training opened us to so many Places Indiana’s first year, the church Methodist Church. A surprising new possibilities. The asset-based devel- considered how it could leverage number of congregants at a suburban opment that we explored has become community interest in the building to Methodist church, the Garden of an essential part of our new vision,” ensure the future. Gethsemane UMC, noted the prominent article, but it par- A unique part- notes team participant Greg Maynard. In one Sacred Places exercise, par- ticularly caught the eye of Vickie Perkins, the senior pastor. nership between Since the adoption process began ticipants mapped North Christian’s Muncie’s down- square footage and brainstormed The story of Main Street UMC is typical of many urban town Main Street less than a year ago, Sunday worship churches built in the late nineteenth and early twentieth cen- United Methodist at Main Street has increased to 50 about groups that might activate turies that reached their zeniths in the 1950s and 1960s. Since Church and the to 60, including a growing children’s the underutilized spaces. The church then, they have slowly dwindled in membership, an erosion suburban Garden ministry that had been dormant for is a frequent stop on architectural of Gethsemane tours. The church wants to make the that leads to a decline in the physical plant and often signals a is reviving both years. The 1913 structure hosts weekly 13-acre grounds more accessible to diminished connection with the community. congregations and hot meals for all who hunger, meeting In 2015, Main Street was down to 11 members, almost serving needs in the space for addiction counseling, and a the community and is working with Landmark Columbus to address the all 80- and 90-year olds who had been attending for 50 to community. refuge and shelter for the homeless. PHOTO BY DAVID FREDERICK preservation of the landscape. 60 years. Those 11 contributed the $20,000 needed to keep They are currently forming a sepa- “This is a classic example of the the building open. “They just hung on. Mostly they were rate 501c3 entity to raise money to issues facing many congregations, determined to have their funerals at Main Street,” summarizes restore the Neoclassical-style building. made more remarkable in that it’s part-time Reverend Robert Hunt. The Indiana Conference for The Main Street sanctuary features an a National Historic Landmark,” says the United Methodist Church cautioned the tiny congregation outstanding stained glass dome that Indiana Landmarks President Marsh it might be time to find a new home. had been blocked off for decades. In Davis. “While it’s a great building Across town, Garden at Gethsemane faced different issues. one of the joint venture’s first actions, facing considerable challenges, it’s Established as a Methodist church in a near-downtown neigh- congregants uncovered the dome also ideally poised to host a variety borhood, Gethsemane moved to then-suburban Muncie in the and let the light shine out into the of community-related functions that 1950s. In 2014, the congregation completed a multi-million dol- neighborhood. can provide financial sustainability lar expansion. But the pastor and many congregants felt they had by David Frederick, Director, to the congregation.” lost their focus, straying from community outreach and ministry. Sacred Places Indiana

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into a multi-phase, comprehensive restoration. In the midst of the project, Second Baptist was selected for Sacred Places Indiana’s training program. Participants from the congregation learned from the New Dollars/New Partners sessions how to assess build- ing space, map assets, and raise money. “We call them the fill-in-the-blank DAVID FREDERICK books,” Pastor LeRoy Marshall says of the program materials. “They show IN THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY, THE 150- us what we’re not doing, and how to pursue those things in foot clock and steeple of New Albany’s Town Clock Church conjunction with what we already have in place.” SACRED PLACES INDIANA Jim Bandy. “Our Sacred Places Indiana application articu- was a signpost for fugitive slaves escaping across the Ohio For example, Second Baptist wasn’t actively fundraising in connected with St. Alban’s lated our desire to remain relevant. The program renewed River. According to oral tradition, they sought refuge in the the community. Marshall estimates that by taking this step, Sowing Episcopal Church at a critical our energy.” church, a “station” on the Underground Railroad. Lightning they raised an additional $40,000 to $50,000 for the project. the time. Once one of the larg- Sacred Places underscored the need for St. Alban’s destroyed the steeple in 1915. Nearly 100 years later, the spire “We can’t stress how important that advice was,” he adds. est Episcopal congregations in to reach outside the parish for help in its ministries –a returned to the church in May in a widely witnessed, dramatic The community joined church members in creating a non- Seeds Indianapolis, fewer members with community garden that distributes food to the neighbor- operation. profit friends group to raise money for restoration and long- fewer resources were worship- hood and Play Ball Indiana, an inner-city little league. The Built as Second Presbyterian Church in 1849-52, the term needs. In addition to the new steeple, the church repaint- ing in its Mid-Century Modern program also urged the church to view the groups that church was known for its anti-slavery views. An African ed trim, restored original gasolier light fixtures, installed new A-frame church on several acres rented the building and grounds as partners who can help American congregation bought the building in 1889 and mahogany front doors, and restored stained glass windows. at 46th Street and Emerson. address the building’s needs. renamed it Second Baptist Church. In 2013, the congrega- “I think it was fortuitous and providential that we got in “We were wondering if we still “Our challenge will be to keep our enthusiasm alive tion began fixing up the church in anticipation of its 150th on this first Sacred Places session. It accelerated the renovation had a role to play in the neigh- and keep it growing,” adds Bandy. “We continue to be ex- anniversary in 2017 (the congregation originated in 1867 project,” adds Marshall. “So much of the material helped our borhood, or if we were just hang- cited about what we learn and how it can and will shape in another building). A simple plan to repair the roof grew decision-making process and put it in perspective.” ing on,” says longtime parishioner our future.” DEBBIE DEHLER BY PHOTO

NEW PERSPECTIVE conditioning and stairs that make access difficult for the they hope their building can contribute to Farrington’s UNITED HEBREW CONGREGATION’S TEMPLE aging congregation. “We’ve known our temple needed Grove’s revitalization. Israel in Terre Haute towers above the residential restoration, and thought for a long time, we can’t do it,” To increase the temple’s visibility, the congregation plans Farrington’s Grove Historic District. The congregation be- says board member Terry Fear. “Instead of treasuring the to host community-wide Shabbat services and programs lieves the temple, built in 1911, is the state’s oldest synagogue building we felt trapped in it.” staged by Terre Haute’s CANDLES Holocaust Museum. in continuous use. architect Simon Eisendrath took Participating in Sacred Places Indiana gave Temple Temple Israel is also raising money to hire an architect who his inspiration for the temple from the Neoclassical style that Israel a new perspective, seeing their historic house of can assess the building, and establish restoration priorities dominated the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, with columns, a worship as a community treasure valued beyond its con- and modifications to make it more accessible. barrel vault ceiling, and half-dome skylight. gregation of 45 families. The program coached Temple “If we lose the temple, we lose part of our identity,” says Today, the inspirational sanctuary only opens for High Israel in developing a case statement to guide fundraising Fear. “Sacred Places taught us our building is our greatest Holy Days or special events, its use limited by a lack of air efforts. The document identifies who they are and how asset, not our greatest burden.”

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IN SOUTH BEND, ST. PAUL’S LANDMARKS Memorial United Methodist Church ON THE was looking for ways to bring people MARKET into the building throughout the see more at week. Car-maker Clement Studebaker indianalandmarks.org helped fund construction of the 1903 Romanesque Revival-style structure, which included a pipe organ and CLIFF ZENOR stained glass depicting Saint Paul, as © ST. PAUL’S MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH well as Mr. Studebaker and his servant Tom. Congregant Jerry Aufrance sug- Remedy Building gested a catering business with the proceeds directed to charity. considering renting the updated kitchen to generate income. The 402 W. Washington St., South Bend Holy Smokes Pizza was born. partnership illustrates one of the benefits of Sacred Places Indiana’s The kitchen became the testing ground and production training exercises, in which participants map the spaces in their his- 1896 Queen Anne in move-in ready condition blends historic $425,000 center for Aufrance’s pizzas—traditional pepperoni to more toric buildings and identify groups that could use the excess space. architecture with updated mechanical, electrical, and plumbing. 6,800 square feet Office space on first and second floors, third floor loft with vault- Matt Wetzel exotic reuben and mac n’ dog varieties. He donated the proceeds St. Paul’s is setting up a 501c3 nonprofit to help raise money Bradley Company to upgrade the church’s aging kitchen. The church hosts pizza to ensure the building’s future, including fixing the roof, heat- ed ceiling and bookcase entry stair, finished lower level. Ideal for 574-970-9006 buffets on select weekends, gatherings that have brought visitors ing and air conditioning, rebuilding the pipe organ, and mak- live-work opportunity. and some new attendees to Sunday services. Now, St. Paul’s is ing the lower level handicapped-accessible. 118 N. Michigan St. Plymouth Built in 1895, the Simons Building was completely renovated in Young & Venerable 2010. The first floor is commer- cial space, with two town home- THE YOUNG CONGREGATION of St. Athanasius Byzantine style apartments on the upper floors. An excellent investment Catholic Church loves its historic white frame church in opportunity in a historic district. Indianapolis. After worshiping in a ‘60s ranch house, the con- gregation bought the old Assumption Catholic Church on the 3939 Cooper Lane $325,000 6600 W. State Road 14 Indianapolis 574-952-3624 Rensselaer city’s west side. [email protected] St. Athanasius draws 45 families for weekly services in Mid-Century Modern built in 1913 American Foursquare is the 1894 church that has never been plumbed and still uses 1956 by Martin & Jelliffe on 4.5 in superb condition, with fresh wooded acres with a creek. paint, new storm doors and all gasolier light fixtures. Designed by D.A. Bohlen (who also de- 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, new appliances. Built-in cabine- signed Indianapolis’s Chapel, our Morris- hardwood floors, and redwood try, all original Craftsman-style Butler House, and the City Market), it is one of the city’s last detail. Floor to ceiling windows woodwork, and hardwood floors frame churches, on a campus that includes a historic rectory offer magnificent views. Kitchen throughout. 4 bedrooms, 1.5 with original GE cabinets, tile baths, and a large walk-up attic. and school empty since the ‘70s. floor, corian tops. 2-car at- $225,000 Sacred Places Indiana gave the congregation a venue to tached garage. Ryan Harrison share struggles and brainstorm solutions. In the past year, the $475,000 Harrison Real Estate church has hosted first responder training, a fall festival, and a Kelly Todd 855-964-8433 Fourth of July gathering that raised its neighborhood profile. F.C. Tucker Company “The constant guidance of Sacred Places Indiana has helped us (317) 258-5253 work better together as a group,” says member Max Beaver.

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Martin Rahe has restored buildings in After two years as chairman of the board, steps Cincinnati, where he lives, and in England, into the role of past chair. The board elected James Fadely Connecticut, New York, Illinois, and his home- to take the helm. A historian and author, Fadely is director town of Aurora, Indiana. A real estate inves- of college counseling at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in tor and president of Robert L. Johnston Co., Indianapolis. Parker Beauchamp was elected vice chairman and Introducing Inc., he serves on the boards of the Cincinnati Brett McKamey accepted the role of treasurer. Preservation Association, Cincinnati Zoo, and on the advisory Re-elected officers include: Randall Shepard, honorary New Officers councils of the National Trust and Landmarks Illinois. chairman; Sara Edgerton, secretary and assistant treasurer; Thomas Engle, assistant secretary; Marsh Davis, president; & Directors Jim Renne, a retired orthopedic surgeon, lives Judy O’Bannon, secretary emerita; H. Roll McLaughlin, chair- in Newburgh, where he serves on the town’s man emeritus; and Reid Williamson, president emeritus. MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED historic preservation commission and is active We expect to retain in our new Alumni Brain Trust—for- Indiana Landmarks’ annual meeting in Historic Newburgh. As a founding mem- mer directors who will continue to advise us—several board in September applauded our award ber of the Friends of Peters-Margedant House members who reached the end of their terms. Tim Shelly of winners—Lori Efroymson-Aguilera, in Evansville, he has been instrumental in sav- Elkhart, who served as chairman and then immediate past Historic Madison, and Columbus Area ing the home designed by William Wesley Peters, Frank Lloyd chair, will lead the Brain Trust. Also leaving the board and Visitors Center—and elected our board Wright’s son-in-law and right-hand man. joining the Brain Trust are long-time treasurer Ralph Nowak, of directors. The seven newly elected di- who has relocated to Seattle; Phillip Gick of Greencastle, who rectors, who will serve three-year terms, Three board members—Greg Fehribach and Sara Edgerton led our affiliate council; Timothy Crowley of Vincennes; and bring diverse talents and a common of Indianapolis and Sharon Negele of Attica—won re-election Kristen Tucker and Gene Warren, who have been instrumental commitment to historic preservation. The leadership Judy Kanne serves as the Jasper County to second terms, which also will end in September 2019. in helping steer our trio of major projects in Evansville. trio at the top Historian and president of the Historic includes (left to Hilary Barnes is owner right) incom- Preservation Association of Jasper County. and co-founder with ing chairman She chairs our Affiliate Council. A retired her husband Travis of Jim Fadely of professor of education and director of student Hotel Tango Whiskey Indianapolis, vice teaching at St. Joseph College in Rensselaer, chairman Parker (also known as Beauchamp of Judy is active with the Prairie Arts Council and Rensselaer’s Hotel Tango Artisan Wabash, and imme- Main Street program. JESSICA KRAMER JOINED covenant and easement properties and assisting Distillery) in Indianapolis’s Fletcher diate past chair- Indiana Landmarks’ staff as with National Register nominations. He is finishing man Carl Cook Place Historic District. An attorney Brett McKamey of Westfield, president and executive assistant in our a graduate degree in historic preservation from Ball of Bloomington, with Christopher & Taylor Law captured on the CEO of Goelzer Investment Management, Indianapolis headquarters. A State University. Office, Hilary and her husband are green roof of the has been a longtime member of Indiana graduate of Denison University, restoring an Old Northside home. historic Charley Landmarks’ investment subcommittee. A past she previously worked at the LONGTIME VOLUNTEER DOROTHY LINKE Creek Inn in chairman of the Indiana Chapter of The Nature Disciples of Christ denomi- passed away at 94. Indiana Landmarks had previ- Wabash following ously named our annual outstanding Indianapolis Cheri Dick retired after the board’s annual Conservancy, he led its $24 million capital cam- national headquarters, Wiley a career in marketing summer retreat. paign. He has a passion for the conservation and preservation of BRIEFLY Publishing, and the Hoosier volunteer award in her honor. Linke became an and nonprofit man- PHOTO BY TINA CONNOR both the natural and historic man-made environment. NOTED Environmental Council. Indiana Landmarks docent when we launched the agement, including a program in 1982. She led tours of the capital city, signed on as coached new docents, and continued in recent stint in the 1970s at Cheryl Griffith Nichols of Little Rock, SAM BURGESS Indiana Landmarks Arkansas, retired as a preservation and community preservation spe- years by giving talks on the city’s heritage. Her where she rose to become the first research consultant. An advisor emeritus of cialist in our Central Regional family requested memorial gifts be made to Indiana Landmarks. director of our Indianapolis office. She the National Trust, she serves on the board of Office. Burgess interned in led Civic Theatre through its move to Historic New Harmony and other preserva- the central office, monitoring Carmel’s Center for the Performing tion organizations. She and her husband have Arts. A resident of Zionsville, she rehabbed buildings in Little Rock’s Quapaw Quarter, where serves on the boards of Christel House they live. Both are Indiana natives who frequently return to Academy, YMCA of Central Indiana, their home state. and Indianapolis Zoo.

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His love of good design extends For details on events and to to antique cars, a passion introduced RSVP for free tours or buy tickets: HOLIDAY by his father. Schaefer’s collection IndianaLandmarksEvents. or includes large luxury cars from the eventbrite.com 800-450-4534 OPEN HOUSES ‘30s through the ‘70s. His favorites ndiana Landmarks invites include a 1941 Packard purchased you for food, drink and con- new by a great-aunt and his grand- First Friday versation in interesting mother’s 1956 pink Lincoln con- Each month through December I historic places at Holiday Open vertible that she gave him when he Free tours of Indiana Landmarks Houses. Free for members with graduated high school. Today, he Center and free art shows in our Rapp rsvp. 5-7 p.m. local time. See holi- lives in Indianapolis’s Martindale on Family Gallery. 6-9 p.m. day brochure inserted in Indiana the Monon neighborhood where he NOV. 4 “Textured Shapes” Works by Preservation for details. converted a warehouse to include an abstract artists Sylvia Gray, Von apartment with a glass wall over- Biggs, and Margot Dahl DEC. 2 Veraestau, Indiana Rescuer Plans Ahead looking his garage and classic car DEC. 2 Indiana Plein Air Painters Landmarks historic country collection. Association holiday show and sale estate in Aurora (right) INDIANAPOLIS NATIVE PHIL G.D. SCHAEFER Indianapolis native Schaefer believes historic preserva- DEC. 6 Old Capitol Tea Room and has a passion for saving things. “I’m a rescuer, whether it’s a Phil Schaefer has tion creates an aesthetic diversity in The Future of the Track been saving and Harrison Log House, Corydon rusty old car, a house, or a dog,” says Schaefer. restoring buildings the streetscape that makes life richer. Nov. 2, Indianapolis A house rescue introduced Schaefer to Indiana Landmarks and automobiles “Saving the past makes the present Hulman and Company CEO and DEC. 8 Indianapolis Masonic in 1988: he bought the 1848 Ovid Butler house in throughout his life. and future more diverse and interest- IMS chairman Mark Miles speaks Temple, Indianapolis Indianapolis’s Old Northside Historic District, which held our He values Indiana ing,” he declares. He named Indiana on the future of the Indianapolis Landmarks’ ap- preservation covenants. The next year, he bought the house proach to pres- Landmarks in his will because he Motor Speedway at the annual next door, even more of a challenge. “You could look up from ervation and has knows we share his conviction, and meeting of our Indiana Automotive the basement and see the sky,” says Schaefer. included us in his that his bequest will be put to mean- affinity group. Light refreshments, 5:30 p.m., brief annual Holiday Teas FRENCH LICK & Schaefer appreciates Indiana Landmarks’ practice of acquir- estate plans. ingful use. meeting followed by Miles’s talk and Q&A, 6-7 p.m. Free for Dec. 3, Indianapolis WEST BADEN PHOTO © PHIL SCHAEFER SPRINGS ing historic buildings worth saving and finding buyers who Indiana Automotive members with online RSVP, $5/Indiana Morris-Butler House hosts after- Daily through can finish the job. “You’re not telling the government to do Landmarks member, $10/general public. noon tea with a traditional English December (closed it. You’re buying these buildings, stabilizing them, and sell- menu amid Victorian holiday décor. Christmas Day ing them to someone who can treat them appropriately,” he Naval Armory Tour Seatings at 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and and Mon & Tues in says. His appreciation for our work led him to include Indiana Nov. 5, Indianapolis 2-3:30 p.m. $25/member; $30/gen- January & February) Landmarks in his estate plans. Like what you’ve read? Indiana Landmarks hosts a “before” tour prior to construction eral public West Baden Springs Hotel Tour An architect with a master’s degree in urban planning, Help Indiana Landmarks achieve even more by: that will convert this Art Moderne armory to Riverside High 10 a.m., 2 & 4 p.m. Schaefer’s knowledge of the city, architecture, and the Old School. Check out the drill hall with ship’s ladder, signal hoists Holiday Organ Concert French Lick Northside made him an excellent volunteer for Indiana • renewing your membership and lights, murals of naval battles, a submarine room, the offi- Dec. 6, Indianapolis Springs Hotel Tour Landmarks when we hosted the 2013 National Preservation cer’s dining hall overlooking White River, and a cool bar room. “The Holly & The Ivy” features tradi- Noon Conference in Indianapolis. After working for an architec- • making a donation in addition Timed entry at 1, 2, 3, or 4 p.m. $10/member; $12 general tional and contemporary holiday mu- TOURS DEPART ture firm, the City of Indianapolis, and Keep Indianapolis to membership public. Advance ticket required. sic performed by professionals on the from our Landmarks Beautiful, he semi-retired to build hiking trails for the Central Grand Hall organ with instrumental Emporium in each historic hotel on Indiana Land Trust. • including Indiana Landmarks in Blood, Sweat, and Tears accompaniment and singers—and au- IN 56 in southern Schaefer traces his appreciation for preservation to 1974, Nov. 11, Indianapolis dience participation on favorite carols. Indiana. Combo when he discovered the Art Deco architecture of Miami Beach’s your estate plans Creating a Place Called Home, a Spirit and Place event, features $12/member; $15/general public; free ticket available. Reservations South Beach neighborhood and the remnants of Indianapolis’s Talk to Sharon Gamble, 800-450-4534 or visit four storytellers sharing tales of restoration and rehabilitation. Co- for children 10 and under. 7:30 p.m. recommended: Lockefield Gardens, a New Deal-era public housing project. www.indianalandmarks.org sponsored with Historic Urban Neighborhoods of Indianapolis at Indiana Landmarks Center. 866-571-8687. He’s a fan of Mid-Century Modern architecture and Indiana and Storytelling Arts of Indiana. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Indiana Landmarks’ Back to the Future tours. Landmarks Center. Free with RSVP at spiritandplace.org.

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AN UNPAID BANK NOTE AND AN UNSETTLED They enlisted the LaGrange Tim Hudson helped estate left the c.1840 house built by the founder of Wolcottville County Community Foundation, raise the money to save his ancestor’s deteriorating in legal limbo. which bought the Greek Revival house home, which was At the library in the northern Indiana town to do gene- and donated it to Indiana Landmarks then given to Indiana alogy research, Michigan resident Tim Hudson—George the same day. We moved quickly to Landmarks. Our pres- Wolcott’s great-great-great grandson—struck up a conversa- get a new roof on the place and make ervation covenant will protect the house. tion about the house with local history buff Rex Fisher. The other repairs while we hunt a buyer Visit the for sale tab chance meeting and a strategy provided by Indiana Landmarks who’ll finish the work. “I knew to save of our website to led the men to launch a campaign to pay off the bank note the house we had to get it to Indiana check out the listing. PHOTO BY PATRICK REDMOND, and save the house. Landmarks,” says Hudson. THE NEWS SUN indianalandmarks.org