Indiana Landmarks News

African American Landmarks

African American Landmarks, News

Groups in Fox Lake and Muncie honored by Indiana Landmarks for preservation work.

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African American Landmarks, News

Roosevelt Barnes Sr. fought racial barriers to offer quality housing to Black homeowners in the 1950s-70s. 

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African American Landmarks, Press Releases

Nonprofit is stabilizing the historic home and looking for a preservation-minded buyer

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Low Cemetery Underground Railroad marker
African American Landmarks, News

Indiana Landmarks is partnering with local history groups and regional organizations to identify Underground Railroad sites in The Region.

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African American Landmarks, Endangered Places, News

Exterior rehabilitation is underway at historic residence of notable Black home builder

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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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