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A Guide to 200 Years of Residential Architecture in Indiana A guide to 200 years of residential architecture in Indiana SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 FROM THE PRESIDENT STARTERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Gregory S. Fehribach The More Indianapolis Hon. Randall T. Shepard Honorary Chairman Tracy Haddad Columbus Parker Beauchamp You Know Chairman David A. Haist Respect for the Rural Culver POPULAR IN INDIANA James P. Fadely, Ph.D. Past Chairman Judith A. Kanne from 1860 to 1885, Second BACK IN THE 1980S, HISTORIC preservation was widely Rensselaer Sara Edgerton Empire style was often perceived as an urban movement. Indiana Landmarks recog- Vice Chairman Christine H. Keck Evansville associated with “new nized the need to expand our relevance in rural Indiana, so Marsh Davis President Matthew R. Mayol, AIA money,” as the nouveau Indianapolis we embarked on a crash course in rural heritage preservation. Doris Anne Sadler Secretary/Assistant Treasurer Sharon Negele riche sought to emulate To lead us, we turned to an esteemed authority on rural life in Attica Thomas H. Engle the sophistication associ- Indiana, Eleanor Arnold of Rush County. Assistant Secretary Cheryl Griffith Nichols Little Rock, AR ated with nineteenth-cen- In those days, most of us couldn’t tell a smokehouse from an Brett D. McKamey Treasurer Martin E. Rahe tury Paris. John Morris, See-Worthy Cincinnati, OH outhouse. But under Eleanor’s tutelage, we learned to under- Judy A. O’Bannon Secretary Emerita James W. Renne o admire Dearborn County’s newest National Register- stand elements of the historic rural landscape, and we gained Newburgh listed landmark, you might need to develop sea legs. an appreciation for the perspective of Indiana’s farmers who DIRECTORS George A. Rogge Gary The Elizabeth Lea, a towboat constructed in 1939, are, after all, the stewards of so much of our rural heritage. Hilary Barnes Indianapolis Sallie W. Rowland T recently earned listing on the merit of its engineering attri- Eleanor helped us establish a Rural Preservation Council Indianapolis Edward D. Clere butes and contribution to maritime history. Built in Minnesota New Albany Peter J. Sacopulos to connect us to key institutions, such as Purdue Extension Terre Haute Ellen Swisher Crabb and originally called Joseph Throckmorton, the 42-foot- and Indiana Farm Bureau, and initiate such programs as Indianapolis Robert L. Santa Bloomington long tug once dredged the upper Mississippi, providing a Barn Again! in Indiana and the John Arnold Award for Rural Cheri Dick Zionsville Charlitta Winston deeper riverbed channel for commerce and transportation. Preservation that continue after more than 25 years. Indianapolis Olon F. Dotson Indiana’s Richardson family—Aaron, Karen, Lily, Paul and Indiana Landmarks created the Arnold Award in memory Muncie John D. Zeglis Culver Renee—acquired the tug in 2004 and embarked on a 10-year Jeremy D. Efroymson of Eleanor’s son, John, who was killed in a tragic farm accident Indianapolis Beau F. Zoeller restoration, with plans to use the Elizabeth Lea as a traveling Indianapolis in 1991. The award honors farmers who, like the Arnold family, museum boat, conducting educational tours at special events embrace preservation in the context of modern agriculture. in river towns in Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. Read more The 2019 winners, the Mears Family of Carroll County (see pp. OFFICES & HISTORIC SITES about the boat on our website, indianalandmarks.org/news. 6-7), set an inspiring example. Headquarters Southeast Field Office PHOTO © RICHARDSON FAMILY © RICHARDSON PHOTO This year Eleanor celebrated her 90th birthday. To the Indiana Landmarks Center Aurora 1201 Central Avenue 812 926 0983 extent that Indiana Landmarks has been effective in our work Indianapolis, IN 46202 Southwest Field Office in rural Indiana, much is due to Eleanor Arnold, a living testi- [email protected] Evansville builder of Indiana 317 639 4534 812 423 2988 800 450 4534 Landmarks’ Second mony to the positive impact one person can have on an organi- Western Regional Office Northwest Field Office Terre Haute Empire-style Morris-Butler zation and, indeed, an entire state. Gary 812 232 4534 219 947 2657 House in Indianapolis, Huddleston Farmhouse Central Regional Office Cambridge City only occupied the home Indianapolis 765 478 3172 317 639 4534 13 years before declaring Morris-Butler House Eastern Regional Office Indianapolis bankruptcy. Ironically, he Cambridge City 317 639 4534 765 478 3172 sold the house to Noble Marsh Davis, President Veraestau years Indianapolis’s four- Northern Regional Office Aurora Chase Butler, a bankruptcy South Bend 812 926 0983 574 232 4534 attorney. Learn more about generation Bohlen archi- French Lick and West Northeast Field Office Baden Springs tours residential architectural tectural firm operated Wabash 866 571 8687 (toll free) styles (and other intrigu- in Indiana, designing a 800 450 4534 812 936 5870 Southern Regional Office ing conversational tidbits) multitude of buildings New Albany Fancy yourself a house style expert or want to become one? A new 812 284 4534 on pp. 8-13 and in the that remain in service guide on our website will help you hone your architecture acu- new Historic House Styles today. Learn more about On the men, aided by Indiana examples including Attica’s Rohlfing House ©2019, Indiana Landmarks; ISSN#: 0737-8602 guide on our website, the family’s legacy at a talk Cover (cover), an Italianate that underwent a Neoclassical remodel in the Indiana Landmarks publishes Indiana Preservation bimonthly PHOTO BY PAIGE WASSEL PAIGE BY PHOTO indianalandmarks.org. in Indianapolis on October 3. early 1900s. Learn more on pp. 8-13. PHOTO BY CORY PHILLIPS for members. To join and learn other membership benefits, visit indianalandmarks.org or contact memberships@ See p. 15. Indianapolis City Market indianalandmarks.org, 317-639-4534 or 800-450-4534. To PHOTO BY LEE LEWELLEN offer suggestions forIndiana Preservation, contact editor@ indianalandmarks.org. 2 INDIANA PRESERVATION indianalandmarks.org 3 RURAL PRESERVATION Maintaining the farms’ heritage is a family priority, so following Sherry’s and Lois’s deaths, their children and grand- children took steps to make sure both properties remain in the family. John and Mary inherited the 80-acre farm and purchased part of the homestead where John grew up, while their son Benjamin and daughter-in-law Taylor acquired the homestead’s farmhouse and its immediate outbuildings. John’s brother Martin and his wife Nancy own the homestead farm’s woods and tillable farmland. John, who is also a postal worker, leads farming operations at both properties, assisted by his Leading by barns and their construction during children and brother. example, the Mears an ArchiCamp organized by Indiana open their farms for Today, Mears Farms primarily produces cash crops, storing events that teach Landmarks and Delphi Preservation farming equipment in mid-twentieth-century buildings, while others about the Society. The Mears hosted a Barn the historic barns house smaller equipment and supplies, hay, value of preserv- Again! workshop in 2012 and and John and Mary’s horses, as well as an antique springboard ing rural heritage, recruited extended family members including hosting wagon and buggy. Tools and small equipment are stored in an ArchiCamp to open their historic barns for a tour, the corn crib and poultry sheds. As the family stopped raising where kids learned demonstrating how such structures as much livestock, they converted the concrete block building about historic barns can be used in modern farming opera- into a semi-rustic space fondly called The Blockhouse for fam- (above). John and tions and be repurposed. Mary Mears live ily gatherings, receptions, and small events. in a nineteenth- “We feel like if we don’t preserve Ongoing maintenance ensures the preservation of their century farmhouse these buildings, they’re not going to landmark buildings. The family recently repaired masonry on (left), while their be saved. There are too many that son Benjamin and the Sweitzer barn’s fieldstone foundation and constructed a daughter-in-law are torn down,” says Mary Mears. new earthen ramp with concrete retaining walls leading to the Taylor occupy an “We’ve really been blessed to have west threshing bay, ensuring full access to the barn. They plan 1852 Greek Revival so many structures on both of the to have the white frame barn repainted this year. farmhouse (right) farms that we can work with and on the homestead. The Mears family leads by example, not only preserv- PHOTOS BY TOMMY renovate for more modern uses. We Preserving Historic Farms Is a Family Affair ing their historic farms but using them to champion rural KLECKNER wanted our children to grow up with heritage in Carroll County and beyond. When the nearby the same priority to save them, and I FOR THE MEARS FAMILY OF CARROLL COUNTY, Three generations “My mother played a big role in Wilson Bridge over Deer Creek was threatened with replace- think they have.” the operation and stewardship of not just one, but two his- of the Mears fam- saving the historic barn and making ment in the early 2000s, the Mears built critical local support See more photos of the Mears Farms ily maintain Mears indianalandmarks. toric farms near Delphi is an enterprise spanning decades and Farms in Carroll sure it was preserved along with the for rehabbing the c.1898 span. In 2009, the farms provided on our website, generations. Recognizing their extraordinary commitment, County, encom- house,” says John Mears. “We’ve all a dynamic setting for kids ages 8-12 to learn about historic org/news. Indiana Landmarks and Indiana Farm Bureau presented the passing two historic followed in those footsteps.” Mears family with the 2019 John Arnold Award for Rural farms and several In 1966, Sherry and Lois bought vintage agricultural Preservation on August 15 at the Indiana State Fair. buildings, including the 80-acre historic Royster Farm just The Mears Farms are in the Deer Creek Valley, a natural area a c.1880 Sweitzer down the road across Deer Creek, where and rural historic district known for its scenic beauty, where barn.
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