Evans Woollen designed the 1958 home of Tom and Lee Vriesman. See the house and four other stunning homes of the period on our May 31 Back to the Future tour.

May is National Preservation Month, and Historic Landmarks Foundation is celebrating by offering a smorgasbord of tours, lectures, workshops, and more. Visit our calendar for a complete list of events (just choose May 2008 from the drop-down menu), or call Historic Landmarks’ regional office nearest you to find out what’s happening in your area.

 

Highlights include

• 10 Most Endangered gallery show at the Harrison Center for the Arts, opening on Friday, May 2. Art remains on display throughout the month of May.
•  Lectures by Patricia Gay, Executive Director of the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans, on May 4 & 5. On May 4 in Indianapolis, she discusses how New Orleans’ historic places are faring three years after Hurricane Katrina. On May 5 in New Albany, she talks about Shotgun houses and their place in modern communities, including breathtaking examples of post-Katrina renovation. 
•  Create a Landmark Contest. Models of Indiana landmarks created by schoolchildren, on display at the Indiana State Museum May 5 through 16.
•  Restoration workshops.
•  Landmarks of the recent past, center stage at a free lecture in Indianapolis on May 29, and on display during our Back to the Future: Mid-Century Modern Home Tour on May 31.