Indiana's Top 10 List of Endangered Historic Structures for 2020
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Monday, August 31, 2020 • • General
A preservation group's annual list of Indiana's most endangered historic structures is out. The list includes two schools that provided unprecedented learning opportunities to African Americans - Gary Roosevelt High School in Gary, Indiana and Union Literary Institute in Union City, Indiana.
A preservation group's annual list of Indiana's most endangered historic structures is out. The list includes two schools that provided unprecedented learning opportunities to African Americans - Gary Roosevelt High School in Gary, Indiana and Union Literary Institute in Union City, Indiana.
Places that land on Indiana Landmarks' 10 Most Endangered list often face a combination of problems including abandonment, neglect or owners who simply lack money for repairs.
It serves as an alarm bell really to say this is a place that is threatened and if we don't act we could lose this place for good, says director of communications Mindi Woolman. She says the list can help with public awareness.
The 10 Most Endangered in 2020 includes three sites repeating from last year's list and seven new entries.
- Church of the Holy Cross, Indianapolis (repeat entry from 2019 list)
- Downtown Attica (repeat entry from 2019 list)
- Elwood Carnegie Library
- Falley-O'Gara-Pyke House, Lafayette
- Gary Roosevelt High School
- Monon Station, Bedford
- Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church, Richmond (repeat entry from 2019 list)
- Romweber House, Batesville
- Tipton County Jail & Sheriff's Residence
- Union Literary Institute, Union City
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Thursday, May 1, 2025 • • General
Historic Charleston Foundation (HCF) is proud to announce a generous $1.25 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to complete the rehabilitation of the historic Pine Tree Hotel and adjacent Skeeta Beach Lounge for the newly formed Historical Mosquito Beach Foundation.
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Saturday, April 19, 2025 • • General
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A sacred piece of Charleston's past is getting a 21st-century safeguard.
The Charleston Humane and Friendly Cemetery in the heart of the Holy City is now part of a cutting-edge digital project aimed not just at preserving graves, but also at honoring legacies and connecting descendants to their roots.
With headstones dating back to the 1800s, the Humane and Friendly Society Cemetery in Charleston is more than just a final resting place, it's a living archive of African American history. The cemetery was founded in 1802 and established its cemetery in 1856, according to the Preservation Society of Charleston.
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Saturday, March 1, 2025 • • General
DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — A decision to move the remains of hundreds African American tenant farmers from a former Virginia tobacco plantation to a dedicated burial ground has elicited a range of emotions among the sharecroppers' descendants.
Some worry about the implications of disturbing the graves of people who were exploited and enslaved. Others hope the remains can be identified and reburied with more respect than they were afforded in life.
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