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Even with conscientious stewards, landmarks can face jeopardy. A dwindling, aging congregation of Quakers can no longer maintain Farmers Institute, a seven-acre National Register-listed site in rural Tippecanoe County. See more photos at Flickr.com. |
Landmarks in jeopardy. Each year, Indiana Landmarks announces its list of Indiana’s 10 Most Endangered landmarks. Jeopardized by abandonment, neglect, deterioration, and sprawl, the 10 Most Endangered face imminent threats.
Some of the 10 Most are long-vacant and dilapidated structures that have outlived their original purposes. Others are threatened by urban sprawl or its opposite, lack of redevelopment prospects. Indiana Landmarks uses the Most Endangered list to bring public attention to the imperiled sites and mobilize support for their preservation.
When Indiana Landmarks puts a site on
the Most Endangered list, we commit ourselves to saving it. Most Endangered status establishes these places as our top preservation priorities. Sites remain on the Most Endangered list until they’re declared safe or no longer in immediate danger.
10 Most Endangered 2010
Five landmarks make repeat appearances on the 2010 list, joined by five new entries:
Bush Stadium, Indianapolis (Marion County)
Farmers Institute, near Lafayette (Tippecanoe County)
Historic windows, statewide
Plainfield Diner, Plainfield (Hendricks)
Roberts Memorial Building, Connersville (Fayette County)
St. John's Hospital, Gary (Lake County)
Syracuse Depot, Syracuse (Kosciusko County)
Terrell Jacobs Circus Barns, Peru (Miami County)
Washington Avenue Historic District, Evansville (Vanderburgh County)
John Work House, near Charlestown (Clark County)
See more photos of Indiana's 10 Most Endangered at Flickr.com.
For more information on the 10 Most Endangered in 2010, contact:
Indiana Landmarks
340 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317-639-4534
800-450-4534
info@indianalandmarks.org