Indianapolis Propylaeum 2023 Historic Preservation Series highlights Delaware Street and Woodruff Place
The Indianapolis Propylaeum hosts a variety of women’s education as well as leadership programs along with various community events throughout the year. The Indy Prop continues its focus on the historic preservation component of its mission in a virtual series entitled "Historic Preservation Series" featuring Historic Architecture in Indy and beyond. For its quarterly kickoff of 2023, architectural historian Deedee Davis presented a virtual tour entitled "Old Northside Architectural Tour of Delaware Street—a stroll through time highlighting this iconic Indy street’s historic fabric." Its second feature discussed architecture and history in one of Indy's original suburbs-- Woodruff Place.
Series History
The FREE series kicked off in December 2020 with HUNI member Lorraine Phillips Vavul highlighting Historic Meridian Park and overviewing HUNI and HUNI's bicentennial initiative to digitize several of Indianapolis' historic neighborhood walking & biking tours. In January 2021 North Square’s Jordan Ryan discussed Indy’s Bicentennial architecture, Lockerbie’s Marjorie Kienle highlighted the history of Lockerbie Place in February, Cottage Home’s Joan Hostetler spoke on The Indiana Album in March, Ransom Place rep Paula Brooks highlighted Lost African American Landmarks and Forgotten Neighborhoods in April. Speedway rep Barb Hellyer fittingly delighted audiences in May with a talk about Old Speedway City serving as home to the community of workers and inventors transforming and fine-tuning America’s primary mode of transportation throughout the 1900s. June's presentation featured longtime Garfield Park residents John Hornberger and Ed Berry speaking on the history of Garfield Park followed by Dr Susan Hyatt in July recounting stories of the Interracial Cooperation on Indianapolis’ Near Southside. Garry Chilluffo highlighted the history of St Joseph Place in August. In anticipation of Halloween State Assistant Director of Preservation Services Paul Diebold conjured Irvington's Halloween festivities with Freaks and Strange Things Generally…Irvington, A Place History in September. Two programs finished the year with Scotty Z Wilson's update on the Holy Cross Neighborhood in October and A Beginners Guide to Indianapolis Neighborhoods with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful President Jeremy Kranowitz in December. In 2022, highlights included Mark Patty discussing New Augusta: A Hidden Gem on Northwest Indy and an insightful tour by Dolores Wisdom on the Kennedy King Neighborhood as well as a tour on New Harmony.
The Indy Propylaeum, situated in a historic home located at 1410 N Delaware Steet, near the Old Northside Neighborhood in Downtown Indy, offers daily lunches in their charming, cozy café Monday thru Friday from 11am-2pm. Here’s more information about events, membership and history of the suffrage movement.