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The Snow Hill Covered Bridge in Franklin County makes a repeat appearance on the 10 Most Endangered list. In spite of community support for saving the bridge and a federal grant for restoration, county commissioners never followed through on promises to restore the historic span. |
Landmarks in jeopardy. Each year, Historic Landmarks Foundation 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. Urban sprawl threatens one site while neglect and out-of-the-way locations add to the jeopardy faced by others. The economy complicates the fates of several landmarks on the list, with redevelopment financing and grants increasingly difficult to secure.
When Historic 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 2009
Five landmarks make repeat appearances on the 2009 list, joined by five new entries:
Bush Stadium, Indianapolis (Marion County)
Historic windows, statewide
Knightstown Children's Home, near Knightstown (northern Rush County)
Maple Grove Road Rural Historic District, Bloomington (Monroe County)
Old Lowell Grade School, Lowell (Lake County)
Old Perry County Courthouse, Rome (Perry County)
Snow Hill Covered Bridge, near Rockdale (Franklin County)
Syracuse Depot, Syracuse (Kosciusko County)
Terrell Jacobs Circus Barns, Peru (Miami County)
Washington Avenue Historic District, Evansville (Vanderburgh County)
See more photos of Indiana's 10 Most Endangered at Flickr.com.
For more information on the 10 Most Endangered in 2009, contact:
Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana
340 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317-639-4534
800-450-4534
info@historiclandmarks.org