Preserve Greater Indy

08/30/2023

Miss out on the mystery of the Smith Family Mausoleum at our event at Crown Hill Funeral Home & Cemetery last year? Join us for more behind-the-scenes discoveries this Sunday: https://fb.me/e/2XPjMTGGg

08/26/2023

Flat grave markers were popularized in the early twentieth century with the Memorial Park Movement, also providing a less costly option for marking the grave of a loved one. However, flat markers are particularly susceptible to machinery, fertilizers and w**d killers, and, of course, sinking. Join us at Crown Hill Cemetery on September 3rd to learn how to locate these lost monuments! https://fb.me/e/2XPjMTGGg

09/10/2022

Memorial photos on gravestones are not a new phenomenon. Catharine Dieter Sickel was born in Hesse, Germany on January 16, 1847. She moved with her family to the United States when she was six years old. She died December 21, 1884 at the age of 37, leaving behind her husband Ferdinand and sons John and Edward.

Her stone is just one of the gems at . Join PGI on September 17th to help with a conditions inventory to enable Crown Hill plan for future preservation of monuments like Catharine's!

09/03/2022

Tree trunk or stump gravestones saw a surge in popularity during the rural cemetery movement. Though associated with the Woodman of the World, they could have many meanings, such as symbolizing a life cut short or the brevity of life. Come check out the many intricate memorials at Crown Hill Cemetery and help PGI with a conditions inventory September 17th.

04/08/2022

🎉🎉 It’s our birthday! 🎉🎉

Seven years ago, we launched Preserve Greater Indy. Our mission? Connect and empower advocates of preservation.

Since 2015, we have hosted The Rust Belt Coalition of Young Preservationists, created a campaign, hosted bicycle tours around Indianapolis, organized architectural scavenger hunts, promoted well-loved and time-worn buildings via “heart bombs,” conducted surveys, and hosted trivia nights.

Over the years, we’ve partnered with the Indiana Historical Society, Indiana Humanities, the Indiana Medical History Museum, RBCoYP, Indiana Landmarks, Historic Urban Neighborhoods of Indianapolis (HUNI), INHP, the Scottish Rite Cathedral, and several fantastic breweries (including Metazoa Brewing Company, Centerpoint Brewing, Taxman CityWay), and more!

Thank you for coming to events, contributing to social media campaigns, and advocating for preservation of authentic places. We cant wait for the next seven years.

Say hello to Preserve Greater Indy! We’re an inclusive group looking to connect and engage those with a passion for preservation and community revitalization in Central Indiana. Check out our 'about' section or just follow along to find out more. We think you’ll like what you see!

03/17/2022

Head to our Instagram to play this year’s Architecture game COURTHOUSE MADNESS, pitting Indiana’s 32 oldest standing courthouses against each other to see which prevails!

05/20/2021

Next Thursday, Indiana Landmarks is hosting a virtual talk about the Ford Building! Reps from Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates; RATIO Architects; & TWG Development, Management and Construction will explain how they put the endangered building onto the road to success. https://www.indianalandmarks.org/event/jump-starting-indys-ford-building/

Virtual talk explores at the engineering and planning process that steered a wreck from endangered status onto the road to success.

05/17/2021

It's not too late to register for Indiana Landmarks's "Logs to Lustrons: Restoring Indiana’s Architectural Heritage in the Dunes." From 7-8 p.m. Thursday, two couples will talk about revitalizing early & mid-century landmarks in Indiana Dunes National Park. https://www.indianalandmarks.org/event/logs-to-lustrons-restoring-indianas-architectural-heritage-in-the-dunes/

Two couples share their experiences revitalizing early and mid-century landmarks in the Indiana Dunes National Park

04/23/2021

Today is the LAST DAY to sign up for the 2021 People's Planning Academy! This year’s training is celebrating Indy's bicentennial and is taking a critical look at the last 200 years of planning in our city.
https://www.indy.gov/activity/peoples-planning-academy

04/19/2021

This year’s People’s Planning Academy: 200 Years of Planning is celebrating Indy's bicentennial and is taking a critical look at the last 200 years of planning in our city. https://www.indy.gov/activity/peoples-planning-academy

04/16/2021

You have until the 23rd to sign up for this year's People's Planning Academy: 200 Years of Planning! By studying past choices, we can make better decisions for tomorrow and create a more inclusive, equitable, and just future. https://www.indy.gov/activity/peoples-planning-academy

04/13/2021

Applications for this year's FREE People's Planning Academy are open! Our own Jordan Ryan helped plan the curriculum for the training, which demystifies city planning in Indianapolis and equips neighbors with tools to shape the future of their communities. https://www.indy.gov/activity/peoples-planning-academy

04/08/2021

The Indianapolis Propylaeum is doing a series on historic neighborhoods in Indianapolis, including Ransom Place. Next up is Paula Brooks, a voice for Indy’s Black history & culture and activist for the preservation of what remains.

Registration for the April 28 discussion is free: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/indys-lost-african-american-architecture-neighborhoods-then-gone-tickets-146634189809?aff=odeimcmailchimp&mc_cid=45e4827e5a&mc_eid=771d8f5716

Paula Brooks, local preservation activist, will talk about lost architecture & neighborhoods important to Indy’s African American culture

04/06/2021

Congratulations to UNION STATION the 2021 Architecture Madness winner! (Our 32-"team" bracket is below.)

THANK YOU for playing along! We also want to thank the following, without whom we would've had faaaaar fewer awesome images to share: Indiana Album, Indiana Historical Society, IndyStar, Indiana State Library, Historic Indianapolis, Indianapolis Public Library, City of Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development, the Library of Congress, Bass Photo Co., and Detroit Publishing Co.

Now that Architecture Madness has wrapped up, we have a few questions for you.

1. What was your favorite building in the tournament and why?

2. Was there any building in downtown Indy that you think we missed? (We focused on downtown this year.)

3. What other offerings would you be interested in from Preserve Greater Indy coming up?

4. What virtual and in-person interactions would you like to see this year?

03/25/2021

Our friends from the Associated Students for Historic Preservation (BSU) are selling T-shirts! For $15, you can support ASHP, one of only a handful of similar groups in the country.

To purchase a shirt, follow the QR code below, pay through Cash App ($preservebsu), or shoot them an email at bsuashp@gmail.com.

03/25/2021

D’oh! Did you know that is actually a registered trademark of the Missouri Valley Conference? (It is.) So, we at Preserve Greater Indy are taking an opportunity to say that we are in no way affiliated with the MVC and will cease infringing upon their intellectual property.

We messed up, and it is our sincere hope that our use of the aforementioned trademark in no way caused irreparable harm to MVC’s brand.

Remember to Google your ideas, friends. ARCHITECTURE Madness resumes tomorrow!

03/22/2021

We love that you love ARCH MADNESS. Thank you to everyone who has been playing along on our Twitter (preservindy) and Instagram (preservindy) accounts!

We finished Round 1 yesterday and will start Round 2 tomorrow. Here are the 16 buildings that are moving forward!