Preserve Greater Indy (PGI) connects and empowers advocates of preservation. We care about the preservation and revitalization of authentic places.
Greater Indianapolis, IN
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A new historical marker in Indianapolis pays tribute to a native son who became a pioneering jazz guitarist.
wthr.com/article/news/local/…
Flat grave markers were popularized in the early 20th C, providing a less costly memorial option. However, flat markers are particularly susceptible to sinking. Join us @crownhillcemetery Sept 3 to learn to locate lost stones! fb.me/e/2XPjMTGGg #treasurehunt #historicindy
Event announcement: Gravestone probing @CrownHillCem 9/3. Check out our FB page for details.
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🌱🌷🌺 Happy Spring! 🌺🌷🌱
Come celebrate spring with PGI: we're hosting a behind-the-scenes walking tour of the Oldfields Estate with our good friend Jean-Luc on 4/27!
This event is limited to 12 ticket holders, a few spots are left: eventbrite.com/e/behind-the-…
And while we have your attention, the PGI board wants to know:
1⃣ What behind-the-scenes tours are you interested in this year?
2⃣ What other historic preservation-related programming would you like to see offered?
Want to learn more about the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission?
➡️ Check out IHPC districts here: indy.gov/activity/historic-c…
➡️ Read hearing results here: indianapolis-in.municodemeet…
➡️ Find out if you live in a historic district here: indy.gov/activity/find-your-…
🏀 The winner of @PreservIndy's Neighborhood Madness bracket is... 🏀
By 6 votes, Irvington beat Woodruff Place 51% to 49%!!!
Irvington was added @IndyDMD's Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission in 2006. Check out their historic area plan here: citybase-cms-prod.s3.amazona…
Preserve Greater Indy retweeted
Woodruff Place has fountains and the annual flea market. Irvington has winding streets and the annual Halloween festival. Tough match-up!
Which neighborhood will win Neighborhood Madness? Vote for your favorite!
43%Woodruff Place
57%Irvington
160 votes • Final resultsToday, Irvington is the largest protected historic district in Marion County. It's also home to the annual Irvington Halloween Festival, which has been held for nearly 80 years. irvingtonhalloween.com/
Irvington was named after Washington Irving, who wrote "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Irvington was also the birthplace & namesake of the Irvington Group, an early 20th century art movement whose artists included William Forsyth & Clifton Wheeler. artnet.com/artists/william-f…
Like @Woodruff_Place, Irvington was also a suburb of Indianapolis. It was founded in 1870 by abolitionist lawyers Jacob Julian and Sylvester Johnson and included winding roads of dirt and brick that reflected landscape design in the Romantic era.
Woodruff Place was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Today, it's known for its annual neighborhood-wide flea market. (And for all its original fountains and statues, of course.)
By the 1920s, @Woodruff_Place was surrounded by other homes & neighborhoods. The town successfully resisted annexation until 1962, though, fighting the city to the Indiana Supreme Court and appealing that court’s decision to the U.S. Supreme Court, which refused to hear the case.
Woodruff Place was incorporated as a town in 1876. Since it didn't have police or fire protection, @Woodruff_Place contracted with Indianapolis to provide those services. The area boomed in the 1890s, but experienced a decline when wealthy families moved to the suburbs after WWI.
