Historical societies, historic preservation commissions, the National Register of Historic Places – it’s easy to get confused. But each plays a different role and means something different to property owners.

Reaching the age of 200 is a major milestone for any Hoosier building, but for the Perry County Courthouse in Rome, it’s remarkable. For a long time no one was sure the building would make it to its bicentennial.

As so many of Indiana’s historic barns fall to neglect and obsolescence, one woman found a way to put her family’s vintage barn to beautiful new use.