Brad Miller of Indiana Landmarks delivered an interesting and informative presentation on the common architecture found in Nappanee.
Jeanie Dudley presents the Historic Educator Award to Vickie Hunsburger, who retired last year after serving as a member of the NHPC for 22 years.
Don...
Lawrence and Monroe Counties, which include towns like Bedford and Bloomington, Indiana, are the home of Indiana Limestone, considered the highest quality limestone in the United States. According to the Indiana Limestone Institute of America, pioneer settlers in what would become the state of Indiana used rough cut limestone...
Living Gospel Church – formerly the First Brethren Church According to “They Called it Nappanee,” the beginning of the First Brethren Church started with two lots purchased on West Walnut Street where a sawmill had previously stood, and by February 1897 a church building was dedicated. A newspaper article of March 1897 stated...
NPHC would like to welcome our newest member, Ryan Smith, who was appointed by Mayor Jenkins and approved by city council in February 2017.
Ryan and his wife Lindsay have lived in Nappanee since 2000, moving to the area from Northwest Ohio. It was a call to serve the Nappanee First Brethren Church, as the youth...
Every house has a story. Come for a night on how to discover your house's story. Donny Aleo has been working on his working on his house's history and has gone as far back as finding the original land contract for the land. You will learn how to start researching your own house!
July 10th at 6 pm at the Nappanee...
At 7:00pm on May 23rd the Nappanee Historic Preservation Commission will honor those who contributed to the preservation of the city's history at the annual awards night. The evening will also include a educational presentation by Brad Miller, community preservation specialist from Indiana Landmarks. Refreshments will follow.
The event is open to the public at...
By Brad Miller, community preservation specialist, at Indiana Landmarks
While driving through a historic town, it is easy to get distracted by the ornate details of a Queen Anne house or the unending layers of a clay-tile roof, and not recognize the real character-defining buildings of a community. Nappanee has numerous...
Lost Communities
by Martha Owen, Heritage Collection Manager
Evelyn Lehman Culp Heritage Collection, Nappanee Public Library
What is a Lost Community?
A Lost Community is a town or settlement that no longer is in existence or whose stories are hardly told or shared. These communities may have been a factor in creating a larger community. Most of these communities have...
RESTORE MICHIANA:
a partnership of Indiana Landmarks and
the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County
An annual series of lectures and hands-on workshops for owners of vintage homes, contractors and students. Learn best practices from experts in the field for a wide...
Nappanee Center's anniversary celebration includes tribute to historian
Nappanee Center celebration includes tribute to historian
By DENISE FEDOROW Goshen News Correspondent
Nov 16, 2016
NAPPANEE — A large crowd showed up at the Nappanee Center Monday night to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the center,...
Who was the first
fire chief in Nappanee?
What was the name
of cartoon Smokey Stover’s fire chief?
What show was
nearly canceled due to typhoid fever and a wild horse in 1900?
What was rumored
to be killing livestock on farms surrounding Nappanee in the late 1940s?
Who started the
Nappanee Phone Company,...
