Indiana Landmarks News

African American Landmarks

Fort Wayne African American Historical Society Museum
African American Landmarks, News

Failed furnaces put collections at Fort Wayne’s African/African-American Historical Society Museum at risk. 

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St. Mark Zion Church, East Chicago
African American Landmarks, News

Wendell Campbell’s pioneering career helped pave the path for other minority architects.

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Roberts Chapel, Roberts Settlement
African American Landmarks, News

Roberts Settlement is preparing to launch a public campaign for a new “Legacy Walk,” an accessible path for self-guided exploration of the site’s rich history.

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African American Landmarks, News, Sacred Places

Established as Indianapolis’s first parish to welcome Black Catholics, Saint Rita Catholic Church maintains its forward-thinking focus today.

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West Baden First Baptist Church
African American Landmarks, News, Sacred Places

Congregants and community members gathered in August to celebrate completion of a multi-year effort to save West Baden Springs’ historic First Baptist (Colored) Church.

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African American Landmarks, News

As director of Indiana Landmarks’ new Black Heritage Preservation Program, Eunice Trotter will lead our work to bring attention to places associated with the state’s Black history.

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Geter Means House cleanup crew
African American Landmarks, News

As part of Juneteeth celebrations this summer, staff from Indiana Landmarks joined with neighborhood residents to tackle a property that in recent years has become an eyesore.

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African American Landmarks, News

Indiana Landmarks aims to broaden its vision and impact through a new Black Heritage Preservation Program.

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West Baden First Baptist Church by Lee Lewellen
African American Landmarks, News, Rehabs & Renovations, Sacred Places

A volunteer-powered renewal project helped a historic African American church in West Baden Springs reclaim its role as a house of worship.

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