Once an endangered room, the previous Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church is now a flourishing doing arts location known as The Reid Middle, and following 7 days it will come to be property to Indiana Landmarks Japanese Regional Place of work.
Indiana Landmarks put the 1906 church creating on its 10 Most Endangered listing in 2019 and 2020, soon after the church shut six a long time in the past.
Local volunteers created a partnership to forge a new lifetime for the building, working with Indiana Landmarks and the Whitewater Valley Presbytery to discover a new use for the church.
Were being so happy to be aspect of the extraordinary collaboration that renews Reid Memorials status as a neighborhood asset, stated Marsh Davis, president of Indiana Landmarks. We hope our tenancy will support not only in preserving the extraordinary construction but in supporting ongoing revitalization in the bordering neighborhood.
Brittany Miller, director of Indiana Landmarks Japanese Regional Office environment, and Stevie Meyer, neighborhood preservation specialist, will go into the Reid Heart. The Gothic limestone making boasts 62 stained-glass windows by Tiffany Studios, a 1905 Hook and Hastings pipe organ and a 1902 Starr Piano Corporation 9-foot concert grand piano.
The Reid Heart is positioned in Richmonds Starr Historic District, a current entry on Indiana Landmarks 10 Most Endangered record. By relocating to the Starr community, the corporation hopes to emphasize its expense in the spot.
This is a specific instant for us, states Miller. Immediately after working for a long time to save the church, ended up thrilled to be amongst Reid Centers 1st tenants and psyched to be portion of just one of Richmonds most critical historic districts.
The transfer marks the very first time Indiana Landmarks Japanese Regional Business office has relocated because the statewide corporation established a existence in eastern Indiana in 1974. The Eastern Regional Business office was earlier found at the historic Huddleston Farmhouse in Cambridge City. In 2023, Indiana Landmarks marketed the Huddleston assets with protecting covenants to natural and organic farmers Tyler and Gentry Gough, who are utilizing it as a personal farm and educational website.
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Brittany Miller, Director, Indiana Landmarks Japanese Regional Business, 765-478-3172, [email protected]
Mindi Woolman, Director of Communications and Advertising, Indiana Landmarks, 317-639-4534, [email protected]
About Indiana Landmarks
Indiana Landmarks revitalizes communities, strengthens connections to our various heritage, and saves meaningful locations. With nine offices positioned in the course of the condition, Indiana Landmarks helps persons rescue endangered landmarks and restore historic neighborhoods and downtowns. Men and women who sign up for Indiana Landmarks get its bimonthly magazine, Indiana Preservation. For extra information on the not-for-revenue corporation, connect with 317-639-4534, 800-450-4534, or take a look at IndianaLandmarks.org.
