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Preservation History |
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1991 |
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September
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Founded in response to
forthcoming historic sites and structures Inventory |
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1992 |
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August |
Incorporated |
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1993 |
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March |
Failed in attempt to
prevent demolition of Taylor House, Martinsville |
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October
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Hosted auto rally
sponsored by Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana |
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1994 |
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April |
Elected new Board of
Directors; elected new officers |
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April |
Received Indiana Heritage
Research Grant: One-Room and Two-Room Country
Schoolhouses of Morgan County: An Architectural History |
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1995 |
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March |
Submitted National
Register of Historic Places nomination for Morgan County Courthouse Square |
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March |
Submitted National
Register of Historic Places nomination for Hite- Finney House, 183 N.
Jefferson St., Martinsville |
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March |
Morgan County Council
voted to donate historic Morgan County Sheriff’s Residence and Jail to
Society |
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April |
Received federal
Preservation Grant to prepare National Register of Historic Places
nominations for East Washington Street and Northside Historic Districts,
Martinsville |
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April |
Bylaws revised and Society
restructured |
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April |
Became Affiliate
organization with Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana |
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May |
Received Indiana Heritage
Research Grant: A Look Back at the Home Lawn
Sanitarium |
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May |
Sponsored first annual
Historic Homes Tour, Martinsville |
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June |
Sucessfully negotiated
with County for salvage of architectural elements from Morgan County Home,
which was demolished |
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September
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Received Historic
Preservation Education Grant to sponsor workshop: Learn to
Preserve |
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September
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Successfully nominated
Archie and Blanche Burnett and their Springvale Farm for John Arnold Rural
Preservation Award. (Archie passes away Octoberober 2, 1995. Blanche passes
away December 11, 1996.) |
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September
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Received title to Morgan
County Sheriff’s Residence and Jail |
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October
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Failed to persuade County
Commissioners to withdraw their objection to nomination of Morgan County
Courthouse Square to National Register of Historic Places. Indiana Historic
Preservation Review Board overrode objection and approved nomination. |
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December
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Preservation of Morgan
County Sheriff’s Residence and Jail commenced with demolition of 1974
addition |
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1996 |
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January
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Morgan County Courthouse
Square and Hite-Finney House listed on National Register of Historic Places |
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January
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Submitted National
Register of Historic Places nomination for Morgan County Sheriff’s Residence
and Jail |
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January
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Received first purchase
offer on Morgan County Sheriff’s Residence and Jail; offer withdrawn due to
purchaser’s family problems |
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March |
Failed to persuade County
Council to move Keller House onto County-owned vacant lot in order to
prevent its demolition; Keller House demolished in April |
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March |
Participation in “Save
Newby Gym” committee began |
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March |
Martinsville City Council
approved support of National Register of Historic Places nomination for
Martinsville Commercial Historic District; gave permission to include
Martinsville City Hall in district |
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April |
1996 Annual Meeting and
Dinner held at Bradford Woods; two officers elected |
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April |
Laura Thayer completed and
submitted National Register of Historic Places nominations for East
Washington Street and Northside Historic Districts |
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April |
Received federal
Preservation Grant to fund nomination of Martinsville Historic Commercial
Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places; grant
declined in order to reserve funds for current development projects |
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April |
Entered into contractual
relationship with Holly Lynch to preserve and restore historic Mathew Comer
House, Mooresville |
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April |
National Register of
Historic Places nomination submitted for Blackstone House/Cure and Hensley
Mortuary and Martinsville Telephone Company, 127 S. Main St. and 39 E.
Jackson St., Martinsville |
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May |
Second annual Historic
Homes Tour, Martinsville |
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May |
Learn to Preserve
historic preservation education workshop cancelled due to lack of interest |
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May |
National Register of
Historic Places nomination submitted for Jones Schoolhouse, Townsend Road,
Washington Township |
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May |
Morgan County Sheriff’s
Residence and Jail listed on National Register of Historic Places |
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June |
Arranged salvage of
architectural elements from houses at 210 and 240 N. Main St., Martinsville;
houses demolished by Loyal Order of Moose |
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July |
Second purchase offer
accepted on Morgan County Sheriff’s Residence and Jail; third offer also
accepted |
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July |
Nominated Michaela Farm
(rural Oldenberg) for John Arnold Rural Preservation Award; it came in a
very close second. Society asked to resubmit nomination in 1997. |
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August |
Second offer on Morgan
County Sheriff’s Residence and Jail fell through due to purchaser’s
inability to secure financing |
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August |
Submitted National
Register of Historic Places nomination for Mooresville/Newby Gymnasium |
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October
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Third offer on Morgan
County Sheriff’s Residence and Jail fell through due to purchaser’s
inability to secure financing |
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October
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Submitted National
Register of Historic Places nomination for Burton Lane Bridge, Washington
Township |
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October
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Approval of National
Register of Historic Places nomination for Jones Schoolhouse not recommended
by staff of Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology;
Indiana Historic Preservation Review Board overridesrecommendation and
approves nomination. In January 1997, U. S.Dept. of the Interior rejects
nomination. |
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October
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Mathew Comer House,
Mooresville, is demolished |
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October
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Made purchase offer on
Kennedy House at 1060 E. Harrison St., Martinsville, in order to assure its
sensitive repair. Offer rejected. Owners influenced by Society and commenced
appropriate repairs. |
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November
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Hosted meeting of
Affiliate Council of Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana |
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November
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Sponsored Dr. James L.
Cooper’s public program on Indiana’s covered bridges |
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November
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Held open house at Old
Jail |
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December
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Proposed to assist owner
of Buskirk Building, Martinsville, with expense of hiring structural
engineer to assess condition of building; owner never responds |
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December
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Proposed to Metropolitan
School District of Martinsville that it donate Hastings Schoolhouse to
Society for purpose of its preservation; proposal accepted |
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1997 |
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January
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Sponsored Tim Harmon’s
(Tim and Billy’s Salvage Store) public program on architectural salvage |
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January
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Submitted National
Register of Historic Places nomination for Martinsville Commercial Historic
District |
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January
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Sponsored public program
on preparing nominations to National Register of Historic Places |
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January
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Sponsored Jane Adams
Cole’s public program on creating Victorian gardens |
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January
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Blackstone House/Cure and
Hensley Mortuary and Martinsville Telephone Company and Northside Historic
District listed on National Register of Historic Places |
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March |
Submitted Indiana Heritage
Research Grant application to document traditions of Martinsville Candy
Kitchen |
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March |
Advised Morgantown Town
Council on relocating Big Four Depot in order to prevent its demolition |
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April |
Received Fund for Historic
Downtowns grant to conduct structural analysis and create rehabilitation
plan for Morgan County Sheriff’s Residence and Jail |
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April |
Initiated second phase of
marketing strategy for Morgan County Sheriff’s Residence and Jail
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April |
Received Fund for Historic
Downtowns grant from Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana to conduct
structural analysis of and rehabilitation plan for Morgan County Sheriff’s
Residence and Jail |
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April |
Legal Defense Fund
committee of Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana approved payment of
Society’s cost of acquiring Hastings Schoolhouse |
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April |
1997 Annual Meeting and
Dinner held at Bradford Woods; three new officers elected |
