Indiana Preservationist 1979

              Historic
Landmarks
Foundation
of Indiana
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FOUNDED 1960                /
the Indiana
Preservationist
3402 Boulevard Place, Indianapolis, IN 46208
Spring 1979
Annual Meeting to host Queen Victoria
Look What They've Done  to the
Queen   is the provocative title of the
program that will highlight HLFIs
Annual Meeting and Membership Dinner
on the evening of April 20 in The
Commons of Park Tudor School in
Indianapolis.
Joan Wells of Philadelphia,
executive director of The Victorian
Society in America, will present an
illustrated talk on the resurgence of
interest in Victorian decorative arts
and how these reminders of Queen
Victoria's reign are influencing current
trends.
Ms. Wells graciously consented to
speak to members of HLFI and their guests
in conjunction with her visit to
Indianapolis for the workshop, Upstairs
<£ Downstairs in the Victorian House,
which will take place the following day.
Members attending last year's
meeting received the social hour and
dinner preceding the event with such
enthusiasm that the same format will
be followed this year.  The reception
will begin at 5:30 p.m., followed by
dinner at 6:45. The Annual Meeting
will begin at 8:00 with the election
of officers and directors. J. Reid
Williamson, Jr., executive director of
HLFI will deliver a slide presentation
reviewing the activities of the past
year. Presentation of the 4th annual
Sandi Servaas Memorial Award for
innovative public awareness programs
in historic preservation will precede
the program, Look What  They've Done
to the Queen.
Mark your calendar, and watch for
a notice with complete details I
One-day workshop for old house lovers
If you own a late 19th century
house, are thinking about buying one,
or just like Victoriana, you won't want
to miss Upstairs & Downstairs in  the
Victorian House  on April 21 in
Indianapolis. The one-day how-to
workshop for the homeowner and restorer
is sponsored by The Victorian Society
in America, The Old-House Journalr
Historic Landmarks Foundation of
Indiana, Indianapolis Historic
Preservation Commission, and The Junior
League of Indianapolis.
The panel of nationally-known
experts will lecture—-and entertain
questions from the audience—on the
following practical aspects of
reviving Victorian buildings:
• Documentary Research  for Victorian
Restorations  by Roger W. Moss, Jr.
• Discovering the Structure-~Plan
before You Begin  by R. A. Clem Labine
• Carpets and Wallpapers  by Gail
Caskey Winkler
• Paint Colors for the Victorian House
by Roger W. Moss, Jr.
• Fabrics and Window Treatments  by
Gail Caskey Winkler
• Lighting Fixtures by Roger W. Moss, Jr.
• Local  Resources  by Bruce E. Lynch
• Victorian Gardens  by Joan Wells
• Stencilling and Graining  by R. A.
Clem Labine
The full day registration fee of
$20.00 includes all workshop sessions,
a box lunch, and a reception honoring
the speakers and registrants following
the day's program. The half day
registration charge, which does not
include lunch, is $15.00, and the
student rate is $5.00.
Workshop sessions will be held at
the Central Avenue United Methodist
Church, 520 East 12th Street, in
Indianapolis' Old Northside Historic
District. The reception—sponsored by
The Victorian Society in America—-will
be held at the Morris-Butler House,
1204 North Park Avenue, just a few
steps away from the workshop site.
For information on how to register
for Upstairs £ Downstairs in  the
Victorian House, call HLFIs Indianapolis
Office,   317-637-8673  or  317-638-5264.
National Historic
Preservation Week:
"Preservation is good business"
May 6-12,1979