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New Life at Central State Part III: The 1899 Building

by Ryan Hamlett | Sep 13, 2016 | Historic Miscellania | 1 |

The 1899 Building, formerly the Men’s Dining Hall for Central State Hospital. (Photo:...

Misc Monday: Moses in Wonderland

by Stephen J. Taylor | Jul 20, 2015 | Misc Mondays | 5 |

One amazing local business coming to the rescue in the midst of the “food desert” of...

The Scot Butler House and the Office in the Round

by Ryan Hamlett | Jul 29, 2014 | Historic Miscellania | 7 |

The former Board of Church Extension Building or “office in the round” at 110 South...

New Life at Central State Part Two: Restoring and Repurposing

by Ryan Hamlett | Jul 15, 2014 | Historic Miscellania | 10 |

Window restoration is always a key element to preserving old buildings. This view peers north from...

History of the St. Vincent Hospital Fall Creek Building

by Ryan Hamlett | Jan 14, 2014 | Historic Miscellania | 4 |

There were an improbable number of mustard bottles littering the kitchen table as we poked our...

The Thomas Askren House

by Ryan Hamlett | Dec 10, 2013 | Historic Miscellania | 7 |

I have to admit, I am guilty of being too downtown-centric when it comes to thinking about...

Flats Saved: Fletcher Avenue

by Jordan Ryan | Mar 9, 2013 | Vintage Flats | 19 |

Due to the large population increase of downtown in 1890-1920, the addition of apartments was...

Indianapolis Then & Now: Eastern Fire Station/Firehouse Colorlab/Angie’s List, 1030 E. Washington Street

by Joan Hostetler | Sep 6, 2012 | Then & Now | 9 |

Luckily, several of our city’s old fire stations have survived through the years and have...

Building Language: Adaptive Reuse

by Raina Regan | May 29, 2012 | Building Language | 0 |

Kendall Inn at the former Fort Benjamin Harrison Adaptive Reuse. Our last preservation themed...

Building Language: Facadism

by Raina Regan | May 22, 2012 | Building Language | 7 |

Facadism. Our next preservation related Building Language term, in honor of Preservation Month, is...

Building Language: Infill

by Raina Regan | May 15, 2012 | Building Language | 3 |

Infill. If you live in a locally designated historic district, today’s Building Language term...

Building Language: Recent Past

by Raina Regan | May 8, 2012 | Building Language | 1 |

Recent Past. Continuing in our exploration of preservation related Building Language terms for...

Building Language: National Historic Landmark

by Raina Regan | May 1, 2012 | Building Language | 1 |

National Historic Landmark. The month of May is Preservation Month and to celebrate, I’ll be...

Heritage Steward: Lorraine Phillips Vavul

by HI Team | Apr 20, 2012 | Heritage Steward | 1 |

*As a side note, this week we wanted to showcase a devoted volunteer who works at this job in...

Tag: historic preservation

New Life at Central State Part III: The 1899 Building

Misc Monday: Moses in Wonderland

The Scot Butler House and the Office in the Round

New Life at Central State Part Two: Restoring and Repurposing

History of the St. Vincent Hospital Fall Creek Building

The Thomas Askren House

Flats Saved: Fletcher Avenue

Indianapolis Then & Now: Eastern Fire Station/Firehouse Colorlab/Angie’s List, 1030 E. Washington Street

Building Language: Adaptive Reuse

Building Language: Facadism

Building Language: Infill

Building Language: Recent Past

Building Language: National Historic Landmark

Heritage Steward: Lorraine Phillips Vavul

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