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Emerson Heights is a tree lined neighborhood of Arts and Crafts era homes close to the popular Irvington and Little Flower communities and seven minutes from downtown Indianapolis." /> <link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' media='all' href='http://www.emersonheights.org/index.php?css=ehco/weblog_css' /> <style type='text/css' media='screen'>@import "http://www.emersonheights.org/index.php?css=ehco/weblog_css";</style> </head> <body> <div id="wrapper">  <table id="header"> <tr> <td id="orgname" rowspan="2"><span class="style1">Emerson<br /> Heights Community Organization </span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><div id="logo"><a href="http://www.emersonheights.org/index.php" title="Emerson Heights Neighborhood Home Page"><img src="http://www.emersonheights.org/images/ehco/logo.jpg" width="82" height="80" border="0"/></a> </div> </td> <td height="54" colspan="6" id="login" > Welcome Guest · <a href="http://www.emersonheights.org/index.php/member/login/">Login</a> · <a href="http://www.emersonheights.org/index.php/member/register/">Register</a> · <a href="http://www.emersonheights.org/index.php/ehco/mailinglist/">Mailing List</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6"> <div id="navcontainer"> <ul id="navlist"> <li id="navevents"><a href="http://www.emersonheights.org/index.php/ehco/eventroll/C5/" title="Neighborhood Events and Meetings">Events </a></li> <li id="navresources"><a href="http://www.emersonheights.org/index.php/ehco/roll/C12/" title="Neighborhood Resources and Contacts">Resources</a> </li> <li id="navnews"><a href="http://www.emersonheights.org/index.php/ehco/roll/C3/" title="Neighborhood News: What's going on in the Neighborhood">News </a></li> <li id="navforum"><a href="http://www.emersonheights.org/index.php/forums/" title="Neighborhood Discussion">Forum</a></li> <li id="navinitiatives"><a href="http://www.emersonheights.org/index.php/ehco/roll/C13/" title="Neighborhood Initiatives and Projects">Initiatives</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.emersonheights.org/index.php/gallery/" title="Pictures of our Neighborhood">Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.emersonheights.org/index.php/ehco/roll/C14/" title="Neighborhood Profile: What's to like about our neighborhood">Profile</a></li> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> </table>   <table id ="twocolumn"> <tr> <td id="twocolumn_1"> </td> <td id="twocolumn_2">  <h2 class="title">There’s no place Like Home</h2> <p> <div class="blogcontent"> A lecture series sponsored by Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana and the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library. <br /> <br /> The month of May is National Historic Preservation Month. An entire month dedicated to historic preservation!!! As part of preservation month, Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana and the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library is sponsoring an excellent lecture series. <br /> <br /> ___________________________________<br /> <b>Preservation Month 2006 Lecture Series</b><br /> <br /> <br /> <b>"THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME"</b><br /> A lecture series sponsored by Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana and the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library. <br /> <br /> <b>“Researching Your Historic Home”</b> - Free Workshop<br /> Spades Park Library<br /> Tuesday, May 1, 2006<br /> 5:30 pm.-8:00 p.m. <br /> <br /> Indianapolis historic preservationist/researcher Joan Hostetler will guide participants through the steps to research their historic home. Participants are encouraged to bring abstracts, photographs and other forms of documentation to weave together their home’s architectural and cultural history. Sponsored by HLFI, IMCPL, and NESCO’s History and Preservation Committee.<br /> <br /> <b>“Indiana’s Kit & Catalog Houses”</b> - Free Lecture<br /> College Library<br /> Thursday, May 4, 2006<br /> 6:30 p.m.<br /> <br /> A presentation by Paul Diebold, Senior Architectural Historian, Indiana Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, will walk you through a century of house designs, using examples from all around Indiana.<br /> You will see how catalogs and books influenced a homeowner’s choice in floor plans, building materials and exterior style. Indianapolis and our surrounding communities have several examples of kit houses. Provided by such companies as Sears, the kit houses were delivered with pre-cut materials and full architectural plans. Here is an opportunity to identify the style of your home. Could your house be a kit or catalog house? Bring pictures of your house and find out! Sponsored by HLFI, IMCPL, and The Indiana DNR Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology.<br /> <br /> <b>"Painting the Town Victorian: Selecting Exterior Colors for American Buildings, 1840-1920,"</b> - Free Lecture<br /> Glendale Library<br /> Friday, May 5, 2006<br /> 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.<br /> <br /> A free lecture will be presented by Dr. Roger Moss at the Glendale Branch of the Indianapolis/Marion County Public Library on 5 May from 7:00 to 9:00pm. Dr. Moss has been Executive Director of The Athenaeum of Philadelphia since 1968 and has served as an adjunct professor of Architecture in the Historic Preservation Program of the School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania for over 25 years. He is a nationally acclaimed expert on nineteenth-century American exterior decoration. American Country House, Victorian Interior and Exterior Decoration, and Historic Houses of Philadelphia are just a few titles among the dozen books on architecture and design that Dr. Moss has authored. Sponsored by HLFI, IMCPL, and by Indiana University's Cornelius O'Brien Lecture Series on Historic Preservation.<br /> <br /> <b>"Exterior Paint Workshop for Historic Buildings"</b> - $5.00 for HLFI members; $10.00 non-HLFI members<br /> Old Centrum, 1201 N. Central Ave.<br /> Saturday, May 6, 2006<br /> <br /> On Saturday 6 May, Ron Zmyslo will host a Paint Workshop at the Old Centrum from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Ron will show participants the 'do's and don'ts' of removing and applying exterior paint. Dr. Moss will join us on Saturday to offer consultations with participants. A nominal registration fee will be charged to cover materials for the Saturday event. $5.00 for HLFI members; $10.00 non-HLFI members. Sponsored by Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana.<br /> <br /> Please be sure to take advantage of this rare opportunity to hear first-hand from the professionals. Thank you for your continued support of preservation in central Indiana. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.<br /> <br /> <br /> Craig A. Reynolds<br /> Community Preservation Specialist<br /> Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana<br /> Central Regional Office<br /> 1028 North Delaware Street<br /> Indianapolis, IN 46202<br /> 317-639-4534 / 800-450-4534<br /> fax 317-639-6720 <br /> <a href="http://www.historiclandmarks.org">http://www.historiclandmarks.org</a> </p> </div> <br clear="all" /> <div class="posted"> Posted on 04/01/06 at 08:34 AM in <a href="http://www.emersonheights.org/index.php/ehco/roll/C3/">News</a> </div>  </tr> </table>   <div id="footer"> <a href="http://www.emersonheights.org/index.php/ehco/roll/C1/" title="Information about our organization">About Us </a> | <a href="http://www.emersonheights.org/index.php/ehco/roll/C15/" title="How to contact our organization">Contact Us </a> | <a href="http://www.emersonheights.org/index.php/ehco/roll/C19/" title="How to find us">Driving Directions </a> </div>  </div> </body> </html>