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• Saving Indiana’s 10 Most Endangered. Historic places in serious jeopardy.

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Novel ideas. No need to whisper about the fates of these historic libraries.

• Adding on: libraries expand to house growing collections. When shelves run out of room, library leaders must decide whether to build new structures or enlarge venerable landmarks.
• Historic library takes advantage of rare opportunity. A multi-million dollar restoration turns Jeffersonville’s 1904 Carnegie library into a facility for a rare-book collection.
• Indiana’s oldest library embodies Utopian dream. Established in 1838, New Harmony’s Workingman’s Institute claims status as the state’s oldest continuously operating library.
• Adaptive use allows new chapter for library buildings. When libraries must vacate their historic homes, local fondness for the high-profile buildings usually leads to creative new uses.

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• May we take your reservation? For the first time since 1932, the West Baden Springs Hotel welcomes overnight guests.
• Easements provide golden opportunity. Homeowners in Indianapolis’s Golden Hill neighborhood protect their properties.

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The road less traveled. Heritage trails and scenic byways offer another way to explore Hoosier history.

• Playing on a theme: heritage trails offer learning at your leisure. Indiana’s growing list of themed trails give history buffs, families, wine lovers, and others plenty to explore.
• Traveling along the Lincoln Highway. The country’s first coast-to-coast road takes tourists off the beaten path where lesser-known historic attractions make the trip worthwhile.
• Historic pathways follow earliest Indiana routes. Historic routes attract travelers interested in more personal, slower treks than those offered by 70-mph, limited access interstates.
• Scenic byways earn national status. Federal designation brings broader exposure to two historic Hoosier routes.

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• Protecting the heart of Indianapolis. Making sure Monument Circle maintains is historic beat.
• New exhibit presents study in contrast. Frank Lloyd Wright and Victoriana.

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Money well spent. Turning cash into successful preservation.

• Early investment helps get the ball rolling. Faced with limited resources, restoration groups rely on Indiana Landmarks’ loans to help kickstart and complete rehabilitation projects.
• Small group works on a large scale. Owen County Preservations become respected county-wide preservation expert and go-to organization for saving landmarks.
• Repeat users leverage loans to build preservation. Two groups offer model examples of local groups that use Indiana Landmarks’ loans to save buildings.
• Vision and money stimulate ripple effect. Bold preservation projects inspire further interest in neighborhoods’ revitalization.

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• American Modern in West Lafayette. An enclave of Architect Robert J. Smith designs 20 post-war homes in Happy Hollow subdivision.
• What’s in a name. Coming up with terminology to describe and categorize a bewildering array of architecture previously collected under the “modern” designation.

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Our favorite places. The places that inspire our staff.

• Central House captures modern spirit. Napoleon’s Federal-style Central House charms Kent Abraham.
• Madison retains nineteenth-century flavor. The National Historic Landmark river town is one of Mark Dollase’s favorites.
• Historic churches provide divine inspiration. Greg Sekula selects a handful of his favorite historic churches.
• Preschool teaches lessons in reuse. Todd Zeiger names a creative adaptive use project among his favorites.
• Cemetery offers architectural thrills. Highland Lawn Cemetery’s park-like atmosphere attracts Tommy Kleckner.
• German Heritage gives Oldenburg Old World charm. Wayne Goodman loves Oldenburg for its ethnic authenticity.

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• Our agenda for lawmakers. Fixing a broken incentive.
• Automotive landmark built for long haul. Historic Studebaker administration building finds high tech use.
• Rural treasure. Starke County farm wins preservation award.

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FLIP out! Revolving funds stimulate revitalization.

• Revolving funds fuel flipping. Our acquisitions and re-sales promote neighborhood revitalization and create a market for sites overlooked by the traditional real estate market.
• Sizable saves: commercial flips. We don’t just save endangered houses!
• Divine intervention saves Cardinal Ritter’s legacy. Our purchase helps save the New Albany birthplace of the Cardinal Joseph Ritter.
• Futuristic houses gain new life on the lake. A partnership between Indiana Landmarks and the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore is restoring homes from the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.
• For sale by FLIP. Sites for sale through our Fund for Landmark Indianapolis (FLIP) and Fund for Landmark Indiana (FLIP II).

December 2007

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• Taking the prize: award winners raise awareness. 2007 Servaas Memorial Awards honor diverse efforts to raise preservation awareness.
• Mission to protect and serve coming to an end. Finding solutions to save National Guard armories.

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Small wonders. Diminutive structures inspire outsized affection.

• Stone follies survive as legacy of WPA craftsmen. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal employment programs supplied Indiana with imaginative architectural treasures.
• Tiny landmarks turn architecture into child’s play. Historic playhouses become beloved landmarks.
• Beyond the grave: cemeteries offer a variety of landmark art. Historic cemeteries are treasure troves of small architectural wonders.
• Iron horses relied on railroad runts. Small railroad structures are in danger of disappearing.
• Functional pee-wees. Some fans preserve outhouses as curious artifacts.