Preservation Month
Statehouse Rotunda
Indianapolis, IN
Talk to a DNR Preservation Expert
Join architectural historian Amy Walker on Facebook for her hour-long, Talk to a DNR Preservation Expert. Amy will be online answering questions about preservation including topics such as what makes a building important or historic, architectural styles, preservation in general and what can be done to help preservation in Indiana. Walker will also answer questions about May's Preservation Month. Click here and bring all of your preservation questions to Facebook on Friday, May 4 between noon and 1 p.m. (EST). You must click "Join" in the upper righthand side to participate in the talk.
May is Preservation Month!
May is now National Historic Preservation Month! Throughout the month DHPA and other local historical organizations highlight historic preservation around the country. Originally created in 1971 by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as Preservation Week, this celebration includes a myriad of tours of historic sites, lectures and exhibits, award banquets, and a variety of other preservation related functions and events.
In the past the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology (DHPA) has partnered with state wide and local preservation groups to focus Preservation Week activities in the historic districts, main streets, and communities of Indiana. Through cooperative agreements, the DHPA has provided financial assistance for landmark safari brochures, preservation awards, walking tours, guest lectures and posters celebrating Preservation Month.
Historic Preservation Photo Contest
- Each year, DHPA sponsors aphoto contest asking for pictures of your favorite historic sites or buildings.
- View the contest winners.
My Favorite Historic Place in Indiana
