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If These Walls Could Tell: Hotel Elkhart

Indiana Landmarks and Storytelling Arts of Indiana present a story on the history and $19 million transformation of Hotel Elkhart.

Since opening in 2021, Hotel Elkhart has drawn thousands of guests who shop and eat downtown, a boon for the local economy. Its transformative impact merited the 2024 Cook Cup for Outstanding Restoration. Photo by Evan Hale

March 30, 2025

4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT
Indiana Landmarks Center, 1201 Central Ave., Indianapolis and Online

Storyteller Jos N. Holman comes to Indiana Landmarks Center to share an original story on the history and revival of Hotel Elkhart, billed in the early twentieth century as “Northern Indiana’s Finest Hotel.” For its transformation of the 1923 landmark, 500 Main, LLC won Indiana Landmarks’ 2024 Cook Cup for Outstanding Restoration, recognizing the project’s significant investment and impact on downtown Elkhart.

Indiana Landmarks and Storytelling Arts of Indiana, with support from Frank and Katrina Basile, developed the If These Walls Could Tell series in 2011.

Tickets

Tickets for the in-person program at Indiana Landmarks Center (which is accessible to all) cost $20/person or $10/student. Tickets to attend virtually cost $15/person. Purchase at storytellingarts.org.

Questions? Contact Stortyelling Arts of Indiana at 773-314-3776 or ronan@storytellingarts.org.