HUNI News

  • Tour the Indianapolis Propylaeum through Indiana Landmarks

    The Indianapolis Propylaeum house in Indianapolis' Old Northside neighborhood

    Take a deep dive into Indianapolis history at the Indianapolis Propylaeum, a Queen Anne-style landmark in the city’s Old Northside. Built in 1890 as a private residence, the building has served as a hub for arts, culture, and women’s leadership since 1923. On a one-hour guided tour with Indiana Landmarks, tourgoers will explore the main building, carriage house, and grounds; learn about the property’s preservation; and hear about prominent movers and shakers associated with the site over time.

    Presented in partnership with the Propylaeum Historic Foundation.

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  • Reflections on HUNI's Front Door

    A mashup of screen shots of HUNI's first and current website home pages.

    by Lorraine Vavul

    The close of a year brings the opportunity to reflect upon the past and anticipate the future. As my tenure serving as HUNI’s Editorial Board Chair ends after 15 years, I am confident the HUNI team is prepared to provide members and visitors to our site with information and resources important to maintaining and preserving the architectural fabric of—and the quality of life in—our historic neighborhoods.

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  • HUNI Supports Prop 349, Urges Compromise Between City and Billboard Lobby

    A large billboard, shown blank, creates distractions and visual pollution in an urban environment.

    Updated Jan 9, 2025

    The City-County Council unanimously passed Proposal 349 on Wednesday, January 8—the culmination of a year-long process to respond to the State House Roads and Transportation Committee chair's request that the City "work something out" with the billboard industry.

    While this is a win for downtown and near-downtown neighborhoods, the work here is likely unfinished. The billboard industry still considers Indy "under-billboarded" and their special-interest lobbyists are busy applying pressure to state legislators.

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  • Propylaeum presents work of noted preservation architect Jim Kienle

    Jim Kienle, noted preservation architect based in Indianapolis, IN

    The Indianapolis Propylaeum, as part of their Historic Preservation Series, hosted a presentation on the career of Jim Kienle.

    Jim practiced architecture for over 60 years and affected the built environment locally, nationally, and internationally. He influenced the economic success of towns that he worked in as well as the work of other architects. The program will portray the stories of how Jim came to be an architect and throughout his career as one of the foremost preservation architects of his time.

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Ransom Place

A view of several houses and a yard with a black wrought iron fence on a street corner in the Ransom Place neighborhood.

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