SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2020

ROUND OF APPLAUSE Celebrating inspiring preservation leaders HOME GROWN Southern farm wins Arnold Award 10 EndangeredMost Time is running out to save these important Hoosier places FROM THE PRESIDENT STARTERS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OFFICERS Olon F. Dotson Muncie Hon. Randall T. Shepard Virtual Honorary Chairman Jeremy D. Efroymson Parker Beauchamp Chairman Melissa Glaze Visit Roanoke How about some James P. Fadely, Ph.D. new online tour is helping Past Chairman Tracy Haddad Columbus Winona Lake’s Billy Sunday Sara Edgerton Vice Chairman David A. Haist Home Museum open its good news? Culver Marsh Davis Adoors to anyone with an Internet IN A RARE AND WONDERFUL President Bob Jones blast of bipartisanship, Evansville connection. In 1891, Billy Sunday left Doris Anne Sadler Congress recently passed the Great American Outdoors Act. Secretary/Assistant Treasurer Christine H. Keck a professional baseball career to Evansville Approved by large majorities in the House and Senate, the Thomas H. Engle become one of America’s best-known M1019 SOCIETY, INDIANA HISTORICAL Assistant Secretary Matthew R. Mayol, AIA Indianapolis evangelical ministers, converting his act provides support for our nation’s natural landscape and Brett D. McKamey Treasurer Ray Ontko athleticism into energetic sermons historic national parks. A majority of Indiana’s delegation on Richmond Judy A. O’Bannon peppered with baseball metaphors. Capitol Hill supported the measure. Secretary Emerita Martin E. Rahe Linked In Cincinnati, OH In 1911, he and his wife Helen built The Great American Outdoors Act, at last, provides DIRECTORS James W. Renne a Craftsman bungalow they called Interest in cycling has resurged in 2020 as a Hilary Barnes Newburgh Mount Hood in Winona Lake, the full and permanent funding for the Land and Water Indianapolis socially distant activity taking advantage of a growing George A. Rogge family’s home base between speak- Conservation Fund at $900 million annually—as authorized The Rt. Rev. Jennifer Gary system of trails and city bike lanes. In the late 1800s, Baskerville-Burrows Sallie W. Rowland ing engagements. To make the in 1964 but not realized until now—from oil and gas rev- Indianapolis Indianapolis house available to visitors who could avid cyclist Arthur Newby established Indianapolis enues. This is great news for the natural environment within Candace Chapman Peter J. Sacopulos Chain and Stamping Company, manufacturer of bicy- Evansville Terre Haute not access the upper level, Grace the 85 million acres of public lands. And, it provides $9.5 bil- Edward D. Clere Robert L. Santa College used a Historic Preservation cle chains and parts. The company reportedly grew to lion over the next five years to address deferred maintenance New Albany Bloomington Education Grant from Indiana supply around 60 percent of American-made bicycle Mike Corbett Charlitta Winston Landmarks and Indiana Humanities to in our national park system, which contains 134 historical Noblesville Indianapolis chains, catering to such customers as the Wright create the online tour of the second parks or sites, 83 national monuments, 62 national parks, Ellen Swisher Crabb John D. Zeglis Brothers, who used their chain on their Wright Indianapolis Culver story, which incorporates original 25 battlefields or military parks, and 30 national memori- Cheri Dick Beau F. Zoeller documents and audio, including Flyer. Newby also championed construction of the Zionsville Indianapolis als. That’s a welcome step toward addressing the estimated Helen Sunday describing several arti- Newby Oval around 30th Street and Central Avenue, $12 billion needed to tackle deferred maintenance in these OFFICES & HISTORIC SITES facts in the house. Take the tour by a wooden racing track where up to 20,000 fans could visiting bit.ly/BillySundayHomeTour. places, which attract over 318 million visitors annually. Headquarters Southeast Field Office watch cyclists test their skills. On November 5, a Applications for the next round of Looking into the House and Senate bills that led to the act, Indiana Landmarks Center Aurora virtual talk investigates Newby’s legacy and the reach 1201 Central Avenue (812) 926-0983 Historic Preservation Education I was fascinated to find the late Representative John Lewis Indianapolis, IN 46202 Southwest Field Office of his company’s successor, Diamond [email protected] Evansville Grants are due September 30, 2020; (317) 639-4534 (812) 423-2988 Chain. See p. 18 for details. among the champions of the Great American Outdoors (800) 450-4534 learn more at indianahumanities.org. Western Regional Office Act, which he introduced in the House last year. Add to the Northwest Field Office Terre Haute Gary (812) 232-4534 legacy of a great American hero this act that will help restore (219) 947-2657 Huddleston Farmhouse dignity and sustainability to the lands and historic sites we Central Regional Office Cambridge City Indianapolis (765) 478-3172 share as a nation. (317) 639-4534 Morris-Butler House Eastern Regional Office Indianapolis Cambridge City (317) 639-4534 (765) 478-3172 Veraestau raised by Eagle Scout Northern Regional Office Aurora South Bend (812) 926-0983 (574) 232-4534 Reece Thompson to restore French Lick and West Thorntown’s Colored Cemetery, Marsh Davis, President Northeast Field Office Baden Springs tours Wabash (866) 571-8687 (toll free) fund a ground penetrating (800) 450-4534 (812) 936-5870 Southern Regional Office radar study of the grounds, install a New Albany (812) 284-4534 decorative fence around its boundaries, and erect Vacant, moldering, and with estimated repairs climbing into the an Indiana Historical Bureau marker noting its his- millions, Gary’s 1930 Theodore Roosevelt High School joins Indiana On the ©2020, Indiana Landmarks; ISSN#: 0737-8602 torical significance. Learn more about the project, a Landmarks’ 10 Most Endangered list in 2020. 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Indiana Historical Marker. For the site’s dedication in August 2019, Reece located and invited descendants of those buried in the cemetery to attend as guests of honor. “He spent hours and hours and brought together a team of diverse individuals to bring attention to people whose history had been lost,” notes Shannon Hudson, author of Abolitionists Inspiring the on the Underground Railroad: Legends from Montgomery County, Next Generation Indiana, who assisted with the project. “It was long overdue.” IN 2016, A DIMINUTIVE SIGN ON A WOODEN In Evansville, teacher Jon Carl inspires other young people to post reading “Colored Cemetery, est. 1836” and four unre- take a closer look at the landmarks around them, netting him markable gravestones near a farm field in Thorntown offered our second 2020 Sandi Servaas Memorial Award. the only hint of the site’s history as a final resting place for An Evansville native, Jon recalls being devastated as a the community’s early African American residents. Today, a 13-year-old by the demolition of the city’s 1902 L&N Railroad decorative fence surrounds restored gravestones, and a new Depot in 1985. As a field surveyor documenting the county’s Evansville his- Fifteen years later, Jon’s “Feel marker offers deeper interpretation of the cemetery’s heritage. historic structures in the ’90s, he gained deeper appreciation of tory teacher Jon the History” classes have engaged Carl (above) won For restoring the cemetery and bringing wider attention to local landmarks and architecture, knowledge he shares today Indiana Landmarks’ hundreds of students in research- its story, Reece Thompson earned Indiana Landmarks’ 2020 with students in his history classes at Reitz High School. 2020 Sandi Servaas ing and creating nearly 75 videos Sandi Servaas Memorial Award. Reece is one of two recipi- “I love it when kids recognize a building that they have lived Memorial Award exploring the history, architecture, ents of the award this year. The winners receive a $1,000 with their whole life but have never taken the time to stop and for inspiring his condition, and use of Evansville students to deeper prize and the original sculpture “No Doors to Lock Out the really study,” says Jon. “Now they care about it and want to appreciation of local landmarks. The local PBS affiliate, Past” by Evansville sculptor John McNaughton. know its history and its future.” landmarks, leading WNIN, considered the video essays As a high school sophomore in 2016, Reece was looking In 2005, Terry Hughes, a friend and member of the them in researching high-enough quality to air on its and creating videos for an Eagle Scout project when he recalled a local news- Lebanon student Colored Cemetery Committee. He Vanderburgh County Historical Society, encouraged Jon to station, and community groups exploring Evansville Reece Thompson paper article about the Thorntown Colored Cemetery. Just collected donations, secured per- take advantage of emerging technology to guide students in history and buildings. have used them in raising money (above) won Indiana PHOTOS © JON CARL after the Civil War, members of the local Quaker commu- Landmarks’ 2020 Sandi mits and a corporate sponsor, wrote creating local history documentaries. for local landmarks including the nity purchased the cemetery’s ground to provide a resting Servaas Memorial grants, and rallied 28 volunteers to Owen Block and Old Vanderburgh place for the town’s Black residents, who were not allowed Award for restoring help repair headstones. County Courthouse. The classes to be buried within city limits. Today, the Thorntown the Thorntown Colored Though only four headstones also created walking tours of local Cemetery (below Colored Cemetery is Boone County’s only known African left). Reece repaired remained to mark gravesites, records historic districts, including a guide American cemetery, and one of the only tangible connec- headstones and raised suggested 27 people were buried to the Riverside Historic District tions to the community’s Black heritage. money for a new histor- on the cemetery grounds. Reece with QR codes that take users to To develop a preservation plan, Reece met with cemetery ical marker, dedicated partnered with Ball State University mini-video histories of buildings in 2019 (below right). trustees, a local newspaper editor, library historian, state PHOTOS © THOMPSON FAMILY on a ground-penetrating radar study they see. officials, county attorney, and scout leaders, and formed the to search for buried headstones and “Jon is instilling an awareness of artifacts, revealing that as many as Evansville’s history in students at a 48 gravesites existed. very impressionable phase of their Though he completed his Eagle lives,” notes Indiana Landmarks Scout project by September 2017, Board Member Jim Renne, who Reece realized the cemetery mer- nominated Jon for the award. “The ited larger attention and took extra outstanding success of his work steps to further its preservation. He may not manifest itself for several helped secure a $16,000 Indiana decades, but he is inculcating fun- Historical Society Heritage Support damental appreciation for our built grant and led the group in surveying heritage from which all preserva- the cemetery’s boundaries, erecting tion efforts flow.” a decorative fence, and securing the

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As Stream Cliff’s flower and herb- growing business expanded, the Mannings repurposed more of the farm’s historic buildings. They con- verted a mid-nineteenth-century corn- crib to a chapel and adapted the c.1821 English barn and a smaller nineteenth- century barn nearby to host weddings, receptions, and other events. A c.1868 building, believed to have been built to house workers constructing a nearby railroad, provides space for an antique and gift shop. A former chicken house became the farm store. Betty’s grandpa’s blacksmith shop is now used for selling Repurposing is Along with providing a destination for shopping and din- indoor plants, while Gerald’s c.1970 an ethos for the ing, Stream Cliff hosts wildflower walks, art shows, and classes Cultivating Their Roots Manning family, blacksmith shop became a winery tast- from adapting his- on cooking, art, crafts, and gardening. Its restaurant, shops, and JUST OUTSIDE COMMISKEY IN For preserving from Maine to Indiana, where he established a farm using a ing room and gift shop. toric barns on the gardens are open mid-March through mid-October. During cold- Jennings County, the Stream Cliff Farm and integrating land grant awarded to his father, a Revolutionary War veteran Keeping Stream Cliff Farm run- property, including weather months, the farm hosts special holiday teas, open houses, nineteenth-century bridges nearly two centuries of history. who served under Benedict Arnold. Harmon reportedly ning is a multi-generational effort an c.1821 English and fireside dinners prepared with the farm’s herbs. The Mannings farm buildings at barn (above) Dotted by an impressive collection of Stream Cliff Farm, lived in a hollow tree while he built a barn and baked bricks supported by the Mannings’ children, used for events, share news, photos, and hours of operation for the property’s vari- nineteenth-century buildings, today Betty and Gerald to construct his farmhouse between 1836 and 1843. The grandchildren, and friends. Gerald to retooling the ous ventures on the farm’s website, streamclifffarm.com. the farm operates as an herb and flower Manning (below property gained notoriety on July 11, 1863, surviving a visit by and Betty’s son Greg and his wife c.1970 blacksmith This year, during a pandemic that instituted new rules limit- center) won business, restaurant, winery, and special Confederate soldiers during General John Hunt Morgan’s raid Lauren oversee cultivation of the plants shop (below left) ing crowd sizes and conditions, the Mannings rallied to adapt Indiana Landmarks’ as a winery tasting events venue. 2020 John Arnold through southern Indiana. Harmon died without heirs a few offered for sale, while their daughter room and gift shop. their business practices, realizing they would likely be unable For their role in preserving the farm’s Award for Rural months later, leaving the farm to the Methodist church. Betty Elizabeth supervises food-related busi- Along with growing to host the large groups and bus tours that have visited in historic structures and incorporat- Preservation. Their Manning’s ancestors bought the farm shortly thereafter, and ness, including the farm restaurant and and selling herbs, the past. They installed outdoor dining areas under a canopy, children Elizabeth the family incorpo- ing them into its day-to-day business, (below left) and since then six generations have worked on the property. tearoom, Twigs and Sprigs, assisted by rates them into its allowing them to offer more distanced dining options. owners Betty and Gerald Manning won Greg (below right) “There’s a longing to keep things nice so other generations her husband Troy. The family rents out fireside dinners. “It may be a more difficult year to maintain growth. But Indiana Landmarks’ 2020 John Arnold and extended can enjoy what you’ve enjoyed. I do recognize how special 270 of the farm’s 470 acres of cropland PHOTOS BY EVAN HALE each generation has taken its turn to hang onto this farm, family help run the Award for Rural Preservation. farm’s herb and that is,” says Betty. “Living here all these years gives me more to an extended family member, still sometimes under real adverse conditions,” says Betty. “My Stream Cliff’s origins date back to flower business. joy than anywhere else.” putting up their own hay for the farm’s internal being says to keep what people have worked so hard to 1821, when James Harmon moved PHOTOS BY EVAN HALE The farm’s oldest structures figure prominently in Betty’s donkeys, goats, and horses. build. I’ll be darned if a pandemic brings us down.” childhood memories. She recalls visiting her grandfather in the brick farmhouse and helping her father drive cattle to the prop- erty or rake hay to put up in the c.1821 barn. Her connection to the land led her and Gerald to take on the farm shortly after marrying in 1965, moving into the 1836 brick farmhouse to raise their family. Personal hobbies and gardening interests took the farm in a new direction around 1972, when the Mannings started selling crafts, cornhusk dolls, dried florals, and hand-carved Santas during the holidays. They pressed Betty’s grandpa’s blacksmith shop—located in an early nineteenth-century cabin—back into service, creating hand-forged items to sell. They created quilt-shaped gardens in homage to Betty’s grand- mother, an avid quilter and gardener. “We were practicing agritourism before it had a name,” says Betty.

6 INDIANA PRESERVATION indianalandmarks.org 7 New to Indiana Landmarks’ 10 Most Endangered list in 2020, Bedford’s vacant Monon Station urgently needs repair to halt deterioration before find- ing a reuse becomes more difficult. PHOTO BY EVAN HALE

Indiana’s limestone legacy; an artfully designed jail and Monon Station • Bedford the depot also served as a backdrop for students departing for and as endangered calls attention to its rare status and seri- sheriff’s residence; two architecturally important homes; Built of sturdy Indiana limestone in 1926, Bedford’s Monon returning from college, those heading to take the waters in French ous risk of extinction. Regrettably, the historic places an awe-inspiring church outfitted in head-to-toe Tiffany; Station on J Street signaled the area’s eminence as the primary Lick, and travelers beginning the long journey to . joining Indiana Landmarks’ 10 Most Endangered list in a nationally lauded Carnegie library; and an entire supplier of the building material favored for monuments, statues, The Monon ended passenger service in 1967, and the 2020 illustrate that definition all too well. downtown where people still live, work, and play. churches, commercial, government, and other buildings nation- Louisville & Nashville Railroad and later CSX took over opera- This year’s list of endangered places includes a Every listing comes with significant challenges, but wide. Situated at the heart of the “Limestone Capital of the tions. Lawrence County officials adapted the building for use church that anchored its historic neighborhood; two in naming sites to the 10 Most Endangered list, Indiana World,” the depot played its own role in the story, acting as a freight as a recycling center in 2006. schools that provided unprecedented learning opportu- Landmarks commits to seeking solutions that will lead station for shipping the enormous blocks harvested from local Now vacant, the Craftsman building is dilapidated and a nities to African Americans; a train depot that embodies to their rescue and revitalization. quarries. Doubling as a passenger station for the Monon Railroad, target for vandals, and severely deteriorating soffits endanger

8 INDIANA PRESERVATION indianalandmarks.org 9 the tile roof. Community leaders and Nordic folk furniture, remains highly prohibited Black students from attending public schools, and the trail advocates have expressed interest prized among antiques enthusiasts. institute offered one of the only options for people of color to in adapting the depot as a trail head Last used as offices for a law firm, pursue secondary education. for the growing Milwaukee Road the Romweber House has been for sale Students came from nearby settlements and from farther Transportation Trailway. A similar since it was foreclosed in 2012. But afield—Indianapolis, Cincinnati, even Tennessee—to study reuse helped revitalize Bedford’s his- given the house’s mounting mainte- geography, math, Latin, and agriculture. To pay for their toric Milwaukee Road Depot, now an nance needs, the price is too high to education, students 14 and over were required to work four information center, gathering space, attract most preservation-minded buy- hours a day on the institute’s sprawling farm. By the 1850s, the and trail head for the Limestone Trail ers. The shingle siding needs attention, Institute had achieved national recognition, even earning praise System. Given new purpose, the and so do the deteriorated window from Frederick Douglass. Monon Station could spur similar sashes. Leaks in the tile roof led to Today, all that remains to represent the proud institution is Beginning in 1846, investment in the north edge of damaged plaster inside. The out-of- Randolph County’s a partially collapsed building in the middle of a field. downtown, but something needs to state bank that owns the property has Union Literary Built in 1860, the brick classroom building originally happen soon, before further deteriora- Eye-catching tion of the Indiana State Capitol building in Indianapolis, and he made minor repairs, but the vacant Institute became included two stories. After being converted to a public school one of the first tion makes reuse even more difficult. even in disre- brought artistry to his Tipton County commission. property needs substantial investment. in the late 1800s, the building ended up as a barn, losing its pair, Batesville’s schools to offer Romweber House The structure married a handsome brick house with a more The Romweber House could remain higher-level educa- second floor somewhere along the way. Tipton County Jail & (above) needs utilitarian cellblock, connecting the two with a three-story an office, return to use as a single-fam- tion for all regard- Sheriff’s Residence significant invest- brick and stone tower. Upon the jail’s completion in 1895, the ily home, or be converted to a bed & less of race or gender, welcoming At the end of the nineteenth ment, but it’s on the Indiana Board of State Charities pronounced it “one of the best breakfast inn or restaurant. However, market at a price African Americans, century, many Midwest governments too high to attract in the state.” County officials were so impressed with the result, standing vacant with a leaky tile roof, Native Americans, required sheriffs to live next door to most preservation- they hired Scherrer to design the county’s courthouse just a the house needs attention soon. and women. Today, the county jail for security purposes. minded buyers. In block away. Today, the jail and courthouse are Tipton County’s the remains of an 1860 schoolhouse Some took it a step further, actually Tipton County, the only two National Register-listed buildings. Union Literary Institute clock is ticking for are all that’s left combining the jail and residence into the vacant 1895 Though they eventually dropped the order requiring the Union City of the institute’s one structure. jail and sheriff’s sheriff to live on-site, officials continued to use the building as In 1846, a group of anti-slavery campus. Union Literary Institute In Tipton County, officials upped residence (below), the county’s jail and law enforcement offices for the next 125 Quakers and free Blacks in Randolph which could be Preservation the ante—hiring one of the state’s most demolished if a years. However, after completing a new $16 million jail facility County joined together to establish Society wants to celebrated architects to design an impos- reuse cannot be earlier this year, the county vacated the historic building and Union Literary Institute, one of the restore the ruin, but ing new sheriff’s house and jail. Adolph found quickly. began gathering bids for its demolition. first schools to offer higher-level educa- the ambitious proj- PHOTOS BY EVAN HALE ect will require help Scherrer had recently completed work A 2014 study found the jail to be in relatively good shape, tion to all students, regardless of race and funding. as the supervising architect for construc- though it does need investment. Similar historic jails around or gender. At the time, Indiana law PHOTOS BY EVAN HALE the state have been creatively adapted as restaurants, offices, museums, even apartments and condos. County commissioners have made it clear they’re ready to be The site is now owned by the Union rid of the former jail. Unless preservation advocates can find a Literary Institute Preservation Society. solution quickly, the building will come down. Originally, the society hoped to restore the building, but a storm in 2012 blew Romweber House • Batesville in part of the front wall, effectively Located in Batesville’s Rosemont neighborhood near reducing the structure to ruins. Now, downtown, the Romweber House commands attention even in the society hopes to engineer a pavilion decay. An eclectic mix of architectural styles, the house com- that would surround and protect the bines a Dutch Colonial roof, Tudor Revival-style half-timbered fragile ruins and include space to inter- walls, Arts and Crafts porch, and Shingle-style shake siding. pret their history. It’s an ambitious, Anthony W. Romweber, founder of the Romweber Furniture and expensive, plan. The all-volunteer Company, built the impressive home in 1911. The Romweber society needs help—and funding—to name vies with Hillenbrand in Batesville’s history. Romweber save the last tangible artifact represent- Furniture Company manufactured home furnishings there for ing an important chapter of Indiana’s over 130 years. The company’s Viking Oak Collection, based on Black history.

10 INDIANA PRESERVATION indianalandmarks.org 11 In the meantime, the surrounding Elwood Carnegie Library Inside, a large octagonal circulation desk gave the librarian neighborhood is enjoying a renais- Around the turn of the twenti- on duty a commanding view of skylight-illuminated stacks sance, and most residents agree they eth century, steel magnate Andrew Once praised as and two reading areas warmed by brick fireplaces. In 1906, the want Holy Cross Church to be part Carnegie offered his millions to build “nearly ideal” in its Library of Congress referred the city of Boston to Elwood for of the revitalization. In other parts of public libraries. Hoosiers eagerly design, Elwood’s inspiration in designing its own new library, citing the Elwood the city, churches have been success- responded and secured funding for 164 Carnegie Library branch as “nearly ideal.” (below) included fully transformed into performing arts libraries, more than any other state. brick fireplaces, The elegant library served Elwood citizens for almost a cen- venues, offices, restaurants, even apart- The citizens of Elwood proudly reading stacks tury, until the city constructed a new larger library across the ments and condos. The Archdiocese unveiled their own Carnegie-funded illuminated by a street and placed the historic building on the market in 1995. skylight, and an rejected a proposal to adapt the library in 1904. Clad in an ashlar- octagonal circula- The former library has been vacant ever since. An out-of- church for housing and has not patterned limestone veneer, the tion desk (below state buyer purchased the property in 2018, but has made no invested in any kind of maintenance, Neoclassical Revival building is an right). Today, water improvements. The building remains remarkably solid, though essentially dooming the building to exemplar of early twentieth-century infiltration and increasing water infiltration is damaging interior plaster. With deferred mainte- demolition by neglect. library design. Steps lead to an nance threaten the no maintenance, the deterioration will continue to accelerate, elevated entrance—a subtle symbol fine features of the jeopardizing the library’s fine interior features. Church of the Holy Cross • Indianapolis A returning entry Downtown Attica of the climb toward enlightenment— library, owned by an Elwood’s Public Library system will mark its 125th anniver- Just east of downtown Indianapolis, the historic Holy Cross on our 10 Most In Fountain County, downtown where fluted columns support a frieze out-of-state owner sary in 2023, and city officials would like to celebrate by seeing Endangered list, who has made no neighborhood remains in danger of losing its namesake. The downtown Attica Attica—a repeat entry on the 10 Most emblazoned with the words “Public attempt at repairs. the historic library saved. Unless the building’s owner takes Church of the Holy Cross has been an anchor for the area still needs invest- Endangered list—remains in need Library” above the door. PHOTOS BY EVAN HALE action soon, the prospect looks doubtful. since Irish immigrants established a parish there in the late ment and a plan of investment and a plan to protect nineteenth century. Built in 1921, the current church is one of to repair its most declining landmarks that, if left fragile buildings, the city’s finest examples of Italian Renaissance Revival archi- including the 1853 unattended, could lead to gaps in the tecture; its 136-foot-tall bell tower serves as an iconic neighbor- Hotel Attica, dete- National Register-listed streetscape. hood landmark. riorating and open Attica’s Downtown Historic Like many religious institutions, the church saw its congre- to the elements District includes blocks of eye-catch- since a 2012 storm. gation shrink over the past several years, and the Archdiocese of In Indianapolis, ing landmarks dating from c.1850 to Indianapolis merged Holy Cross with another parish in 2014. demolition by 1950, including commercial build- When part of the building’s arched portico collapsed in 2015, neglect continues ings, a historic hotel, and a theater. to threaten the it was the final straw for a parish already struggling to maintain 1921 Church of the The city’s eponymous hotel presents the historic building, and Holy Cross closed its doors for good. Holy Cross, another one of the city’s most pressing preser- Since Holy Cross debuted on the 10 Most Endangered list repeat entry vation challenges. Built in 1853 and last year, the Archdiocese removed the building’s 120-year-old on the 10 Most once a hub for travelers, Hotel Attica Endangered list. stained-glass windows, leaving the church’s towering Italian PHOTOS BY EVAN HALE is now vacant and deteriorating. A marble and mosaic-tile altar in darkness. rear wing sits open to the elements, its façade partially collapsed and continu- ing to crumble since suffering damage from a windstorm in 2012. Community and business leaders have used 10 Most Endangered listing as a rallying cry to highlight challenges and draw support for downtown. A preservation ordinance and local designation could further their efforts, providing incentive for investment in the hotel and other commercial build- ings threatened by vacancy, deferred maintenance, and demolition.

12 INDIANA PRESERVATION indianalandmarks.org 13 Reid Memorial Though the house was rumored to have belonged to When it was built and other environmental issues to its Presbyterian Church Lafayette businessman Meyer Rose, recent research by the in 1930, Gary’s list of woes. Theodore Roosevelt Richmond Tippecanoe County Historical Association revealed that it was High School Facing an estimated at $8.6 to The future remains unclear built c.1884 for Susannah Falley, wife of hardware merchant (below) was one of $10 million for repairs and cleanup, for Richmond’s Reid Memorial James B. Falley. After serving as a single-family residence for only three Indiana the Gary Community School high schools con- Presbyterian Church, a return entry decades, the house was subdivided into apartments. Though it structed exclu- Corporation permanently shuttered on Indiana Landmarks’ 10 Most shows signs of deferred maintenance, the landmark retains eye- sively for African the Roosevelt building. District Endangered list. Empty since 2017 catching details, including carved limestone door and window Americans. Already officials say they hope to seek non- when dwindling attendance caused surrounds featuring a stylized floral motif. A wrought iron suffering from profit, community, or public-private declining enroll- the presbytery to close the church, fence surrounds the property, which also includes a historic ment and financial partnerships to preserve the National the property remains in limbo under carriage house. hardship, the school Register-listed building, but the chal- a complex ownership situation with a Losing the Falley-O’Gara-Pyke House would diminish the endured another lenges are more than daunting. blow in 2019 when ticking clock. Richmond industrialist historic and architectural fabric of the surrounding neighborhood, multiple pipes burst, Gary Roosevelt High School is one Daniel Reid financed construction of and a plan to renovate and retain it deserves deeper consideration. forcing students to of the state’s greatest landmarks of the church, and the deed stipulates move out. African American history. Losing it PHOTOS BY EVAN HALE, that Reid’s heirs can take ownership Gary Roosevelt High School BRAD MILLER would be an immeasurable loss. of the building if it ceases to function African American education was not a high priority for as a church for more than a decade. most American cities in the early twentieth century. Even in The towering Gothic limestone Targeted for that, if removed, would diminish the landmark’s presence and non-segregated schools, Black students were largely excluded church built in 1906 still draws demolition in 2018, value in the community. from enriching opportunities, including college prep classes Lafayette’s Falley- attention at the corner of North A O’Gara-Pyke House A coalition of city, community, and presbytery leaders have and extracurricular activities. In Gary, superintendent William and 11th streets. The interior is even (above) is in limbo as joined Indiana Landmarks in voicing support for saving the Wirt’s solution was construction of a school intended to offer more eye-catching, with a dramatic its owner, the Roman landmark and brainstorming new uses. A conditions study “separate but equal” instruction. Catholic Diocese of fan-vaulted ceiling, carved wooden Lafayette remains undertaken by Entheos Architects and funded by Sacred Built in 1930, Theodore Roosevelt High School—more trim, a historic organ built by silent about plans Places Indiana found the church in overall good condition, commonly known as Gary Roosevelt—was one of only three Boston’s Hook and Hastings, and 62 for the property. but it needs up to $4.6 million in repairs to fully address high schools in Indiana constructed exclusively for African stained-glass windows and furnish- In Richmond, the deferred maintenance, halt further damage, and upgrade Americans. At its peak, the impressive Colonial Revival struc- future continues to ings by New York’s Tiffany Studios. be unclear for Reid building systems. It’s a hefty price tag in a city already strug- ture housed more 3,000 students, making it one of the largest Out-of-state parties have expressed Memorial Presbyterian gling to find solutions for several vacant landmarks. African American high schools in the Midwest. interest in acquiring the Tiffany Church (below). The school became a point of pride for the city’s African PHOTOS BY EVAN HALE windows, a character-defining feature Falley-O’Gara-Pyke House • Lafayette American community, and leaders resolved to make Gary Demolition threatens a standout Italianate-style house at Roosevelt a school that would offer educational opportunities 1014 South Street in Lafayette’s National Register-listed St. equal to any white school. The school recruited the best African Mary Historic District. The property’s owner, the Roman American teachers and administrators and brought in speakers Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, filed permits in 2018 on from all over the world to share ideas and perspectives. Educators behalf of the nearby Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate expected students to be civically active and engaged, a mindset Conception to tear down the house, planning to replace it that remains evident in the school’s strong alumni group. with a new rectory designed to mimic the historic original. In more recent years, shrinking enrollment, financial hard- The proposal sparked protest among neighborhood resi- ship, and chronic academic failure sent the school into deepen- dents and preservation advocates who urged church leaders to ing decline. In 2011, the Indiana State Board of Education took explore alternatives that would save the house. Local preser- control of Roosevelt away from Gary’s school corporation and vation group Wabash Valley Trust for Historic Preservation entered into an agreement with for-profit EdisonLearning to launched an online petition opposing demolition, drawing turn around the school’s performance. The building remained over 3,500 signatures. However, with no local designation to the responsibility of the school corporation. In February 2019, a protect the house, the City approved demolition, pending a failing heat system and frigid temperatures caused multiple pipes 60-day waiting period that expired in 2019. While church to burst, sending water cascading into classrooms and offices leaders haven’t set a timeline for the wrecking ball, they also and forcing the school to move students off-site. Already facing haven’t committed to the house’s preservation. issues from deferred maintenance, the building now adds mold

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BRIEFLY 2020 Board Elections NOTED

EACH YEAR, INDIANA LANDMARKS CONDUCTS Sarah Lechleiter of Indianapolis is Indiana Landmarks’ bylaws allow terms to be extended for CARES ACT elections to select individuals to serve on the organization’s a devoted civic volunteer serving on those in officer positions. This year, the governance commit- The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security board of directors. Typically, members vote in board elections the boards of Indianapolis Symphony tee recommends re-election of four board members for one- Act (CARES, H.R. 748) was signed into law by at Indiana Landmarks’ public annual meeting. This year, in lieu Orchestra and Indiana Repertory Theatre, year terms as officers: Parker Beauchamp, past chairman; Sara President Trump on March 27 of this year. The Act is of in-person voting, we invite members to vote remotely (see and as founding member of United Way Edgerton, chairman; Doris Anne Sadler, vice chairman; and intended to help Americans deal with the economic impact and health crisis brought on by the outbreak box below for details). of Central Indiana’s Women United. She Randall Shepard, honorary chairman. of COVID-19. Among its provisions are two opportu- The governance committee, chaired this year by Charlitta and husband John Lechleiter have jointly In addition, the Governance Committee will recommend nities of particular note for charitable giving: Winston, recommends six candidates offering valuable expe- received numerous honors for their philan- for approval by the board itself the following officers to serve The legislation includes a universal (or non-item- rience in historic preservation, neighborhood revitalization, thropic work, including the Indiana State for the coming year: Hilary Barnes, secretary and assistant ized, above-the-line) deduction allowing all taxpay- ers to deduct up to $300 in charitable contribu- and philanthropy: Museum’s Heritage Keeper Award and treasurer; Thomas Engle, assistant secretary; Brett McKamey, tions (cash donations, not in-kind contributions) Indiana’s Sagamore of the Wabash. treasurer; Marsh Davis, president; and Judy O’Bannon, secre- made in 2020. Bruce Buchanan of Indianapolis is the tary emerita. For those who claim itemized deductions, the fourth-generation owner of the funeral Shelby Moravec of LaPorte, a serial Four retiring board members join our Brain Trust, a CARES Act also raises the charitable deduction limi- tation from 60 percent of adjusted gross income to home Flanner Buchanan/Buchanan Group, restorer of historic homes in both Chicago group of former directors who continue to advise Indiana 100 percent; and for corporations, raises the annual Inc., and a sixth-generation Hoosier, pas- and Indiana, serves on the board of Landmarks: Jeremy Efroymson and James Fadely, both of limit from 10 percent to 25 percent. sionate about his family’s 200-year his- Beverly Shores’ Depot Museum and was a Indianapolis, Christine Keck of Evansville, and Matt Mayol of If you would like to discuss a charitable gift to tory in Indianapolis. Prior to joining the founding member of Chicago’s Ukrainian Indianapolis. Tim Shelly of Elkhart, former board chairman, Indiana Landmarks, please contact Sharon Gamble, Vice President for Development Sharon Gamble, 317- family business, he spent 20 years in visual Village Preservation Society, leading leads the Brain Trust. 822-7921, [email protected]. Please communications and remains an active to local protections for the threatened consult your own tax advisor for advice. photographer. neighborhood. OPERATIONS UPDATE Sarah Evans Barker of Morgantown David Resnick of Carmel is managing To help slow the potential spread of COVID-19, all has served since 1984 as a judge of the partner of Katz, Sapper & Miller, an Cast Your Vote Indiana Landmarks offices and properties remain U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indianapolis-based public accounting closed to the public until further notice. However, as Members of Indiana Landmarks can vote our staff continue to work from home, you can reach Indiana. Born and raised in Mishawaka, firm. In honor of the firm’s 75th anniver- in this year’s board elections in one of us at 800-450-4534, 317-639-4524, or check our she is a self-proclaimed history buff and sary in 2017, he oversaw restoration of three ways: staff directory at indianalandmarks.org/staff. has served on boards of numerous judicial, the Indianapolis City Market Clock in Our sincere apologies for the inconvenience as we civic, and cultural organizations, includ- partnership with Indiana Landmarks. He • Vote online at bit.ly/ILBoardVote2020 navigate the ongoing pandemic. We appreciate your continuing support of Indiana Landmarks and hope ing the State of Indiana Bicentennial is active on the board of many civic and • Email [email protected] with the you will work with us to stay safe and healthy! Commission. In 2010, she was named a cultural organizations, including United subject line “2020 Board Elections” Living Legend by the Indiana Historical Way of Central Indiana, Beth-El Zedeck OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT • Call Sharon Gamble, Indiana Landmarks’ Society. Foundation, Indy Chamber, and WFYI Vice President for Development, Though you may not see us at our usual public Foundation, among others. events this year, rest assured Indiana Landmarks’ 317-822-7921. Emily J. Harrison of Attica is an active vol- staff is still hard at work saving the places you unteer with Fountain County Landmarks, Board members elected this year will serve three-year terms Be sure to tune in to Indiana Landmarks’ love. Keep up with what we’re working on by video annual meeting on September 12, following our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Attica Main Street, and the Attica Public expiring in 2023. To lend continuity, board members generally accounts or by signing up for our e-letters at Library. Part of an extended family with serve two consecutive terms for a total of six years. The gover- when we’ll welcome new board members, indianalandmarks.org/e-newsletter-signup. We’ll deep roots in the community, she lives in nance committee recommends the following board members honor winners of the Williamson Prize and share photos of works-in-progress, celebrate a restored c.1848 home in Attica’s West for election to second terms, also ending in September 2023: Servaas Awards, and celebrate 60 years of buildings saved, and alert you to opportunities for virtual talks and tours. Brady Street Historic District. Tracy Haddad of Columbus, Dave Haist of Culver, and Sallie Indiana preservation. (See p. 18 for details.) Rowland and Charlitta Winston, both of Indianapolis.

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ToursSept/Oct 2020 & Events INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, M1019 Annual Meeting Goes Online September 12 INDIANAPOLIS FRENCH LICK I.O.O.F. Lodge To keep everyone safe, we’ve opted to take our 2020 annual meeting online. On TOURS & WEST BADEN SPRINGS 121 E. Howard Street, Crothersville September 12, we’ll unveil a special video version of the meeting on our website, Monument Circle $49,900 indianalandmarks.org. Tune in any time after 3:30 p.m. to welcome new board Tours are suspended West Baden 1891 commercial building offers great live-work opportunity. Retains origi- Adam Schill with Dean Springs Hotel members, honor winners of the Williamson Prize and Servaas Awards, and be for 2020. nal pressed metal ceiling on first floor, cast iron and wood storefronts, color Wagner, LLC Realtors glass storefront transom windows, interior wood trim. Recent improve- inspired by Hoosier places as you’ve never seen them before! No RSVP necessary. For overnight guests City Market of French Lick ments include repairs to masonry, guttering, storefront, windows, and 812-372-8440 Simply watch and enjoy the show. Catacombs Resort. cornice. 4,060 square feet. Select Saturdays, Friday & Saturday, Virtual Talks through October, 2 & 4 p.m.; Sunday, and an additional 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. Offered free via Zoom. Visitindianalandmarks.org/tours-events to RSVP Saturday, Oct. 31 and receive information to join the talk. Two talks explore the evolution of one French Lick 10 a.m, 11 a.m., noon, Springs Hotel Indianapolis site, from cemetery to chain manufacturer. & 1 p.m. Advance Friday-Sunday, noon ticket required. OCT. 22 “What Lies Beneath Diamond Chain?” $12/general public, Tours depart from Deedee Davis, visual resources specialist for the Herron Art Library, shares the $6/child (age 6-11), our Landmarks Emporium shops in rise and decline of Indianapolis’s Greenlawn Cemetery, final resting place of $10/member, free for children ages 5 the hotels. Discount the city’s early settlers. Once spanning more than 30 acres just outside the Mile and under for members on Square, Greenlawn suffered from industrial sprawl, flooding, and grave rob- tours and in shops. Reservations recom- bing before closing in 1890, its location consumed by growing industry along Athenaeum Select Saturdays mended. 812-936- Hill Place Armstrong House Elwood McGuire House Kentucky Avenue. Before businesses like Diamond Chain took over, the city through October, 5870, swoodward@ 1523 Southeastern Avenue, 417 East 9th Street, New Albany 1903 E. Main Street, Richmond indianalandmarks.org. Indianapolis conducted two mass grave relocations in the early twentieth century, but not noon c.1867 Armstrong House is city’s 1901 brick mansion built by everyone left. 5:30-6:30 p.m. Advance ticket Twilight Tours National Register-listed house finest example of the Gothic Richmond entrepreneur Elwood required, $10/gen- & Behind-the- offers 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, Revival style. Original wooden McGuire and painstakingly NOV. 5 “Chain Reaction” eral public, $5/child Scenes Tours two-story library, 8 slate fireplaces, windows and floors. Fine details restored. Original features The addition of paved trails and city bike lanes around the country is increasing (age 6-11), $8/mem- All Twilight Tours and maple, brown walnut, and throughout, including egg-and- include inlaid wood floors, the popularity of bicycling, a transportation mode that took off in the nineteenth ber, free for children and Behind-the- white oak woodwork. Modern dart plaster cornice, folding curved glass windows, exposed ages 5 and under century. Thanks to Arthur Newby and his Indianapolis Chain and Stamping Scenes Tours in HVAC, three-car garage, stainless French doors, leaded beveled brick, fireplaces. 4 bedrooms, 2020 have been steel and granite kitchen. Won glass windows, winding stairway. 3 baths, 2 half-baths, modern Company, today’s bikes are a lot safer than those early high-wheeled contraptions. NOTE: Tour schedule is subject to change cancelled. Indiana Landmarks’ Sensitive 4 bedrooms, 1 bathroom. One- kitchen, spacious dining and Join Matty Bennett, Indiana Automotive board member and owner of National pending safety Rehabilitation Award in 2004. car garage. family rooms. 3-car garage. NOTE: All tours are Moto + Cycle Company, and Jalaine Kane, product engineer at Diamond Chain, directives and health Near Eli Lilly, Anthem, Rolls-Royce, concerns. subject to hotels being $215,000 $499,000 open to the public. Avenue, and Red Line. for a look at how Newby revolutionized bicycling and made Indianapolis a leader Jim Walker Rhonda Duning Check our website in chain production. Hosted by our Indiana Automotive affinity group, the talk for current status and $525,000 502-594-0414 Coldwell Banker Lingle includes a brief update on the group’s work. 5:30-6:30 p.m. ticket info. Scott Keller Calls only, no text inquiries 765-967-7466 317-443-6399

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Sacred Ground

NEAR ATLANTA IN HAMILTON COUNTY, A WHITE The c.1858 Roberts established fund, which honors the frame church helps tell the story of Roberts Settlement, a farm- Chapel, a remnant of legacy of the late Stan Cox, a gener- Roberts Settlement, ing community founded in 1835 by free African Americans an African American ous supporter of African American traveling from and Virginia to Indiana to farming commu- heritage. Indiana Landmarks’ African pursue education, prosperity, and religious freedom. They built nity in Hamilton American Landmarks Committee the current Roberts Chapel in 1858, adding a belfry in 1916. County, is one of 16 serves as preservation advisor to African American Since 1925, the chapel has hosted an annual homecoming on sites statewide CICF, helping identify significant July 4th, drawing descendants and friends from far and wide. aided by the new Black heritage sites that could benefit A $10,000 grant from the Standiford H. Cox Fund at the Standiford H. Cox from its aid. The initial round of Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) will help Fund at the Central grants provides $135,000 to aid Indiana Community the congregation replace the roof and repair rafters. It’s one of Foundation. rehabilitation of 16 African American several African American sites receiving grants from the newly PHOTO BY LEE LEWELLEN sites statewide. indianalandmarks.org