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DHPA  > Education Programs & Initiatives > Preservation Month > Historic Preservation Month Photo Contest Winners Historic Preservation Month Photo Contest Winners

We would like to thank all of our entrants for their wonderful submissions!

The photo contest for this year is over. With over 40 entries this year representing all areas of the state, you’ll want to see these wonderful photographs of Indiana’s historic landmarks.

In 2011, the DHPA is partnering with six preservation organizations and local governments around the state to host photo exhibits of Historic Preservation Month photo contest entries we have received since 2005. If you plan on visiting, be sure to contact the particular site to find out hours of operation.

Bloomington: Wylie House Museum (1835 house of the 1st president of IU)
307 E. 2nd St.
Bloomington, IN 47401
812/ 855-6224
www.indiana.edu/~libwylie/

Lafayette: Lafayette City Hall
20 N. 6th St.
Lafayette, IN 47901
812/ 807-1098

Muncie: Muncie Civic Theatre (1880 Boyce Block)
216 E. Main St.
Muncie, IN 47305
765/ 288-7529
www.munciecivic.org/

Rising Sun: Ohio County Historical Society & Museum (a 19th century plow factory)
212 S. Walnut
Rising Sun, IN 47040
812/ 438-4915
www.ohiocountymuseum.org/

Washington: Daviess County Historical Society (c.1900 former Masonic Temple)
212 East Main St.
Washington, IN
812/ 257-0301
www.daviesscountyhistory.net/

Winamac: Vurpillat’s Opera House (1883 opera house)
Corner of Main & Market
Winamac, IN 46996
574/ 946-3552
pulaskihistory.com/default.aspx

 

2011

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Winner

2011 winner

Melissa Jones
Delphi, IN
Delphi Opera House

Second Place

2011 second place

Alan McConnell
Delphi, IN
Delphi Opera House

Third Place

2011 third place

Robert Hammitt
Kokomo, IN
Seiberling Mansion

2010

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Winner
US Courthouse and Post Office
Faith Revell
Indianapolis, IN
U.S. Courthouse and Post Office.

 

Second Place

Good enough barn

April Raver
Peru, IN
Good Enough Barn

2009 Winners

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Winner: Age 13 years or older
Holiday Park - Indianapolis, IN
Chris Ross
McCordsville, IN
Holiday Park - Indianapolis, IN

Runner Up: Age 13 years or older
Boyce Block - Muncie IN
John Chaille
Muncie, IN
Boyce Block - Muncie, IN

Winner: Age 12 or younger
Schimpff's - Jeffersonville, IN

Devan Smith
Salem, IN
Schimpff's - Jeffersonville, IN

2008 Winners

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Winner: Age 13 years or older
Row of Houses - New Albany, IN

Eli Beardsley
New Albany, IN
Row of Houses - New Albany, IN

Runner Up: Age 13 years or older
Smitty's Standard Station - Lafayette, IN
Clay Oppy
Lafaytte, IN
Smitty's Standard Station - Lafayette, IN

2007 Winners

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Winner: Age 13 years or older
DePew Fountain in Indianapolis
Pamela Denny-Rohrbach
Indianapolis, IN
The black and white image is of the DePew Fountain in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Runner Up: Age 13 years or older
Oasis Diner, Plainfield, Indiana
Mark Farley
Indianapolis, IN
The interior of the Oasis Diner, Plainfield, Indiana.

Winner: Age 12 or younger
Detail of Kerr Lock in Wabash County
Matthew Hunt
Largo, IN
Matthew's photo is a detail of Kerr Lock in Wabash County.

Thanks again to all of our entrants!

2006 Winners

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Winner: Age 13 years or older
The 1920 First Baptist Church in West Baden
Harold Brown
French Lick, IN
The black and white image is of the 1920 First Baptist Church in West Baden.

Prize: Registration to 2006 Cornelius O'Brien Conference on Historic Preservation OR $50.00 gift certificate to the Indiana Historical Bureau Gift Shop

Runner Up: Age 13 years or older
The demolition of St. Paul’s Cathedral in Fort Wayne
Jason Swisher
Fort Wayne, IN
This dramatic color image shows the demolition of St. Paul’s Cathedral in Fort Wayne.

Prize: Tickets to the 150th Indiana State Fair

Winner: Age 12 or younger
Detail of two residential doorways
Kayla Hall
Vevay, IN
Kayla's photo is a detail of two residential doorways.

Prize: One year family membership to the Indiana State Museum

Thanks again to all of our entrants!

2005 Winners

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Winner: Age 13 years or older
The interior rotunda and murals of the recently restored 1902 Allen County Courthouse, a National Historic Landmark
Robert Pence
Fort Wayne, IN
Robert photographed the interior rotunda and murals of the recently restored 1902 Allen County Courthouse, a National Historic Landmark.

Prize: Registration to 2005 Cornelius O'Brien Conference on Historic Preservation

Runner Up: Age 13 years or older
Photo of a 1909 iron bridge in Orange County near French Lick.
Julianna Strange
Anderson, IN.
Photo of a 1909 iron bridge in Orange County near French Lick.

Prize: Tickets to the 150th Indiana State Fair

Winner: Age 12 or younger
Photograph of a log cabin south of Centerton.
Erica Garbers
Martinsville, IN
Photograph of a log cabin south of Centerton.

Prize: One year family membership to the Indiana State Museum

Thanks again to all of our entrants!

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