January/February 2004
Up front
- 10 Most Endangered face jeopardy. Can we save the state’s most endangered historic places?
- Reminders of African American history. Historic structures provide link to cultural history.
Feature topic
Saving places of note. Music related landmarks reveal noteworthy Hoosier heritage.
- Landmark legacy of Hoosier musicians needs reinforcement. Historic places haven’t received same attention as the people associated with them.
- Smaller towns cherish historic opera houses. Visitors continue to enjoy entertainment in historic venues.
- Gennett Studio made recording history in eastern Indiana. Group works to preserve what’s left of famous Richmond recording mecca.
- Rivoli Theater scheduled to play a new tune. Preservationists hope theater restoration will help revitalize Indianapolis neighborhood.
March/April 2004
Up front
- Preservation with a purpose restores Indiana plantation. Bill and Gayle Cook’s work to restore Indiana’s only antebellum plantation continues.
- Alphabet houses mirror letter shapes. Learn Indiana’s architectural ABCs.
Feature topic
For your dining pleasure. Eat, drink, and be merry in unique historic places.
- Treat yourself to elegant fare in historic surroundings. Discerning diners choose restaurants where the setting and the meal are equally memorable.
- Where places and food combine to make it worth the trip. Finding historic dining establishments off the beaten path.
- Breakfast is better in one-of-a-kind places. Two restaurants in historic sites put their own spin on the day’s most important meal.
- Visit two landmarks if you want to drink in Indiana’s oldest bar. Two bars have laid claim to the “Oldest bar in Indiana” title—and both have proof to back it up.
May/June 2004
Up front:
- Marking Williamson’s first 30 years. Reid Williamson guides Historic Landmarks Foundation to a leading position in preservation.
- Can we talk? A special tour highlights places where conservation and preservation intersect.
Feature topic
They came in the mail. Mail-order houses left an architectural stamp on Hoosier neighborhoods.
- Catalog houses offered affordable style. Wanna-be homeowners could choose a new home from the comfort of an arm chair.
- Lustron homes advertised “a new standard for living.” America steeled itself for revolutionary all-metal houses.
- Aluminum siding conceals original Stickley design. An Indianapolis couple discovers a Craftsman gem where they least expect it.
- Barber’s mail-order designs featured Victorian splendor. Some of Indiana’s most exuberant Queen Anne houses were ordered by mail from architect George Franklin Barber.
July/August 2004
Up front
- Perpetual fair weather for Veraestau. Historic Landmarks receives gift of Ohio River estate from Mary O’Brien Gibson.
- Utopia’s next generation at work. Students take the lead in reinvigorating the 1924 Ribeyre Gymnasium in New Harmony.
Feature topic
Great small towns. An unhurried pace coupled with historic character figure big in the appeal of Indiana’s treasured small towns.
- Best of both worlds in bedroom communities. Though metropolitan areas continue to grow, these places resist the sameness spawned by sprawl.
- North Manchester thrives on community spirit. Pervasive volunteer spirit and historic ambience attract residents of all ages to a diverse college town.
- Gamble pays off: casino provides money for preservation. Vevay rolls the dice on preservation and wins.
- Tornado winds reveal hidden beauty. Kendallville’s post-disaster renovation proves an ill wind can blow good.
- A mouse that roars: tiny Monterey shows big determination. A small town accomplishes preservation projects that would challenge communities ten times larger.
September/October 2004
Up Front
- Our new old home in southern Indiana. Historic Landmarks unveils the newly restored Willey-Allhands House in Jeffersonville.
- Donation protects Ruthmere forever. Elkhart landmark receives permanent protection from a preservation easement
Feature topic
On the waterfront. On lakes, rivers or canals, Indiana’s waterside architecture survives to provide a unique view of Hoosier history.
- Lakeside landmarks accent “The Region.” Elegant architecture on Lake Michigan reveals the graceful side of an area more commonly associated with smoke-belching industry.
- Historic homes continue tradition of life on the river. Owners of grand nineteenth- and twentieth century homes on Jeffersonville’s Riverside Drive stay and restore because the beauty of the Ohio River outweighs the threat of occasional floods.
- The grind resumes at historic Stockdale Mill. Wabash County’s only surviving historic mill reopens – marking a rare preservation success story among Indiana’s handful of historic gristmills.
- Metamora builds modern reputation on canal history. 1830s canal town survives and thrives, capitalizing on history to become a popular tourist destination.
November/December 2004
Up Front
Feature topic
History in residence. Formally designated or not, Indiana’s historic neighborhoods provide benefits to their communities.
- Historic districts: local power outguns federal. Explaining the difference between National Register status and local designation.
- Attica residents take nothing for granted. Fountain County town recognizes the importance of its historic buildings.
- Swinney Homestead remains neighborhood anchor. A landmark property stabilizes Fort Wayne’s West Central neighborhood.
- Indianapolis neighborhoods choose regulation. Residents decide the advantages of historic preservation regulation outweigh the inconvenience.
- Making it official with National Register nomination. North Vernon neighborhood pursues National Register status.