Sweeping and damaging proposals to rewrite historic preservation statutes threaten to significantly diminish and damage the effectiveness of over 50 years of preservation momentum.
In the coming weeks, as everyone's brackets begin to thin out and the NCAA moves closer to the Final Four, Indy is the place to be! With that, short-term rentals are bound to be in high demand.
HUNI advocates for the responsible use, maintenance, and oversight of short-term rentals. Ideally, renters and the neighborhoods and communities in which they stay all have a cooperative and issue-free experience.
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.
If it seems like only last year that HUNI joined others, including the Holy Cross Neighborhood, in advocating for the protection of the namesake Church of the Holy Cross ("Holy Cross Church"), you're not alone.
In April 2024, the Holy Cross Church was designated as a historic site by the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission, thus sparing it from the wrecking ball.
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.
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.
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.
The public's ability to engage with—and object to—several key aspects of the I-65 Safety & Efficiency Project is coming down to its final weeks and these most important days.
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – On June 10, Prosperity Indiana and the Hoosier Housing Needs Coalition delivered a letter signed by nearly 500 Hoosier organizations and individuals urging Governor Eric Holcomb to create and convene a Commission on Housing Safety, Stability, and Affordability to address Indiana’s worsening housing crisis.
December 19, 1922–June 4, 2024
Our Historic Neighborhoods community lost a charismatic pillar on June 4, 2024. At 101, Tom Ridley from the Ransom Place neighborhood lived a full life and was loved and admired by many.
