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06/23/2026

🎉 Registration is OPEN for Preserving Historic Places, Indiana’s statewide historic preservation conference, happening this year in Franklin, Sept. 29 - Oct. 2, 2026.

👉️ REGISTER NOW: bit.ly/PreservingHistoricPlaces

Join us this fall to discover the charm of Frankin, a city with a vibrant historic downtown and active preservation community. From adaptively reused buildings like the Garment Factory and Johnson County Museum of History to restored landmarks like the iconic Artcraft Theatre and historic Johnson County Courthouse, the city showcases a blend of innovation and tradition.

Choose from over 20 educational sessions on a range of historic preservation and archaeology topics including revitalizing Main Streets and historic theaters, advances in canal archaeology, marketing and storytelling for historic sites, and the impact of short-term rentals on historic neighborhoods. Specialized workshops and tours offer insight into historic preservation law, community entrepreneurship, preservation efforts in Franklin, and more.

Early bird registration ends August 1, so sign up now!

Sponsored by Indiana Landmarks, Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, and Indiana University.

📸: Festival Country Indiana and Lee Lewellen

06/22/2026

😎 On select Thursday afternoons this summer, Indiana Landmarks offers two-hour behind-the-scenes tours of West Baden Springs Hotel, arranging access to spaces not normally open to the public. Discover areas that served the hotel’s first guests—including the kitchen, garage, ice cream plant, laundry, and printing office—and be ready to capture the stunning view of the atrium from one of the sixth floor balconies!

Learn more: https://www.indianalandmarks.org/event/west-baden-behind-the-scenes/

📷: Evan Hale

06/17/2026

🏎 INDIANA AUTOMOTIVE SPEEDWAY TOUR
July 17-18, Speedway

This summer, Indiana Landmarks’ Indiana Automotive affinity group celebrates Indiana’s racing heritage on a two-day tour exploring the Town of Speedway—from the founding of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to today’s preservation efforts in the National Register-listed Speedway Historic District.

We'll kick off the tour on Friday, July 17, in the heart of where Speedway’s history began with an evening reception at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum. Attendees will get an after-hours look at the recently renovated landmark and explore the museum’s reimagined collections with an insider perspective from the museum’s Vice President of Curation and Education, Jason Vansickle.

On Saturday, July 18, the tour reconvenes on Speedway’s Main Street delving into the town’s fascinating automotive history through exclusive guided walking tours of the Speedway Historic District, followed by an expert-led talk over lunch with historian Barb Hellyer and Jason Vansickle highlighting little-known stories of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s infamous founders. Attendees will end the day on Saturday with guided tours at the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, Allison Branch, featuring the extensive collections of the Allison Engine Company including historic engines, design records, and more relating to a wide array of the company’s products.

Learn more: https://www.indianalandmarks.org/event/indiana-automotive-speedway-tour/

📸: Courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, Paige Wassel, and IMS Photo.

06/16/2026

🎉 On this , we're celebrating the revival of Crawfordsville's Ben-Hur Building by AP Development LLC, winner of Indiana Landmarks' 2026 Cook Cup for Outstanding Restoration.

When the project kicked off in 2021, nearly two decades of vacancy had left the building in severe disrepair, with extensive water damage from a failing roof and deterioration throughout the once-grand lobby and interior spaces. The comprehensive restoration preserved historic features while adapting the building for modern use. Completed in June 2025, the project restored key elements including the original corridors, lobby, façade, and hardwood floors, while upgrading all major systems and adding a new accessible entrance.

Craftspeople carefully restored the 1911/1940 lobby, including its staircase, lunch counter, revolving door, and elevator, and replicated missing historic elements based on original designs. The project introduced 49 modern apartments and repurposed the historic boardroom as a short-term rental.

“Few projects in recent memory have so completely transformed our community—physically, economically, and socially—as the revitalization of this long-neglected landmark,” says Crawfordsville Mayor Todd Barton. “The Ben-Hur Building stands as a model of what can be achieved when vision, craftsmanship, and civic partnership come together. It demonstrates that historic preservation is not simply about saving buildings, it is about restoring identity, fostering community, and creating opportunity.”

➡️ Read more about the transformative project on our website: https://www.indianalandmarks.org/2026/06/crawfordsvilles-ben-hur-building-earns-indianas-top-restoration-honor/

📸: Courtesy AP Development LLC

06/15/2026

✨ THE HOUSE OF TOMORROW TODAY
July 15, Indianapolis and online

Vacant since 1999, architect George Keck’s futuristic House of Tomorrow, built for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair, sat shrouded in plywood and weatherproof wrapping in Indiana Dunes National Park until funding from the Department of the Interior kickstarted exterior restoration in 2023.

On July 15, hear the story behind the iconic landmark’s revival from the expert team of architects, engineers, and preservationists tasked with its restoration. Producer and director Glenn Pratt begins the program with a screening of his short documentary film, "The New House of Tomorrow: Restoring America’s First Glass House," capturing the remarkable 30-year journey to save and restore the home. A panel discussion follows with Charlie Hasbrouck of bKL Architecture, Jeff Berglund of Berglund Construction, and Mike Ford of Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, who will detail efforts to reinforce the home’s signature spoke-and-wheel structural system while integrating modern technology and materials. Todd Zeiger, vice president of heritage trades and director of Indiana Landmarks’ Northern Regional Office, offers updates on the house’s next chapter.

Learn more: https://www.indianalandmarks.org/event/the-house-of-tomorrow-today/

📸: The House of Tomorrow shown in May 2026 (photos by Todd Zeiger) and pictured at the 1933 Chicago World's Fair (photo courtesy Collection of Rick Rann).

06/11/2026

🤔 At some point, nearly every conversation on the merits of Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs, arrives at the same tired punchline: “But the roof leaked.”

The remark is sometimes delivered as if to dismiss Wright’s profound contributions to modern architecture, but recent roof replacement at Samara — a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home in West Lafayette co-stewarded by Indiana Landmarks — illustrates how modern building technology is finally beginning to catch up to Wright's ambitious architectural ideas.

➡ Read more: https://www.samara-house.org/2026/05/modern-age-roofing-supporting-wrights-vision-at-samara/

📸: Roof construction at Samara in 2025, 1991, and 1955. Courtesy John E. Christian Family Memorial Trust Archive and Nathan Allaire.

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06/09/2026

🏠️ FOR SALE: 119 Madison Avenue, Hanover, $405,000

The Rodgers-Millican House is a unique blend of history and modern comfort. This charming two-story, home with unique German siding was built in 1852-1877 and offers the perfect combination of new home elements like modern air conditioning and heating, updated electrical system, new roof, and new kitchen with granite countertops, while keeping its original charm with refinished floors, original woodwork, and open cherry staircase.

Outside, a spacious covered porch provides a comfortable space for relaxing and entertaining with a large backyard which includes a large barn garage and storage shed. Site improvements include a new concrete walkway in the front and new asphalt driveway. Additional interior amenities include built-in bookcases in the living room, antique fireplace mantles, built-in china cabinet in the dining room, and ample closet space. House has 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, first-floor mudroom and laundry. Located a short walk to the Hanover College campus, the house is part of the broader preservation and growth efforts underway in Hanover.

➡️ Contact Jessica Butler, Legacy Land Use and Realty, 812-612-5472, to arrange a showing or for more information.

06/08/2026

🌟 Did you know? Back in 1996, Indiana Landmarks played an instrumental role in saving the 1902 West Baden Springs Hotel from ruin, taking title to the property when it had been vacant over 10 years and recruiting the Cook family of Bloomington to take on what would become an award-winning feat of restoration. Cook Group reopened the hotel in 2007, beginning a new grand era for the storied landmark.

Learn about West Baden Springs' fascinating history and restoration on regular guided tours with Indiana Landmarks including Behind the Scenes Tours, Twilight Tours, Historic Walking Tours, mobile app tours, and more: https://www.indianalandmarks.org/tours-events/ongoing-tours-events/french-lick-west-baden/

📷: Indiana Landmarks' archives and Evan Hale

06/04/2026

🎉 Celebrate the spirit of Juneteenth with Indiana Landmarks on June 19 with an unforgettable evening, including a post-program party featuring great food, drink, dancing, music, and more, all in support of saving Indiana’s Black heritage.

During the celebration, we’ll honor Robin and Charlitta Winston—longtime champions of Indiana’s Black history—with the annual Indiana Landmarks Black Heritage Preservation Award. The couple’s leadership and philanthropy have been instrumental in advancing preservation efforts statewide, including supporting the Black Heritage Preservation Program and creating the Robin and Charlitta Winston Family Fund for African American History at the Indiana Historical Society. Charlitta Winston has served on the board of Indiana Landmarks since 2017, where she is currently a member of the Black Heritage Preservation Program committee.

➡ Paid ticket required for post-program celebration. Reserve your spot now: https://www.indianalandmarks.org/event/juneteenth-celebration/

Proceeds from the event will benefit Indiana Landmarks Black Heritage Preservation Program’s work to recognize and preserve places significant to Black heritage across Indiana.

06/03/2026

✨ We're just days away from our annual Back to the Future: A Mid-Century Modern Home Tour 2026 on June 6. Do you have your tickets yet?

Presented by Indiana Landmarks' affinity group Indiana Modern, the 18th annual tour features five outstanding Mid-Century Modern properties dating from 1958 to 1972, including private residences and a standout Modernist office building.

🎟️ Learn more: https://www.indianalandmarks.org/event/back-to-the-future-home-tour-2026/

📸: Courtesy Kyle Gerard, Chilluffo Media, and Josh Puckett

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