ENRICHING MADISON'S FUTURE BY VALUING ITS PAST SINCE 1960
Historic Madison, Inc. (HMI) is an award-winning non-profit historic preservation organization playing a key role in the preservation, restoration, education, and development of the Madison, Indiana National Historic Landmark District.
Special Schedule for July 19
The Shrewsbury-Windle House and Schroeder Saddletree Factory will be open for tours from 9-12 and 1:30-4:30. If you take a tour on Friday, July 19, you will have 3 guides instead of 1 and can explore and enjoy the site as long as you like. Tour fees remain the normal price of $15 a person, but students and HMI members are free!
July & August Tour Schedule
Closures or changes in the schedule occur on July 19 and on August 2, 16, 17, & 30. Please click the link below for further details or call the office.
Learn how to preserve and protect your old home from the experts - those who do the work. This five-session program will look at masonry, wall coverings and paint, trim and moldings, window repairs, and landscaping to fit your historic neighborhood.
Schedule:
July 2 - Masonry with Sam Anderson
July 9 - Wall Coverings & Paint with Marva Hereford & David Cart
July 16 - Trim & Moldings with Sonny Ash
July 23 - Window Basics with Marcus Prince
July 30 - Landscaping with Cookie Block
Each session will take place at a Historic Madison, Inc. property and run from 6:30-8:30 on Tuesday evening.
HMI members receive a discount. There is an additional discount of $5 a session if you participate in more than one session.
Session Price for One Session
$30 - Non-Members
$25 - Members
Session price for two or more sessions:
$25 per session - non-members
$20 per session - HMI members
Tickets are available now via the link below.
We're Hiring!
Historic Madison, Inc. is looking to fill a position in our team for our Digital Content Associate in August. This position is part-time 10-20 hours a week. Click on the button below to read the full description and if you qualify please follow the instructions to apply! Please no phone call inquiries.
Shrewsbury-Windle House Concert Series
August 25
Cellist Cecilia Huerta-Lauf will perform Sunday, August 25 at the Shrewsbury-Windle House National Historic Landmark at 301 W 1st St. The event also features light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments. Two performances will be given, one at 2 pm and the next at 4 pm. Only 25 tickets per performance are available to ensure a relaxed and elegant experience. Tickets cost $30 ($25 for Historic Madison, Inc. members) and are available online through MadTix here: https://bit.ly/SWConcertSeries. The concert is sponsored by Alcorn, Schwartz, Sage & Magrath Attorneys at Law.
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2023 Reindollar Award Winner
The 2023 award went to The Chandler Hotel. The award recognizes a project, led by two brave entrepreneurs, who have invested over one million dollars into a property many might consider otherwise unremarkable and not deserving of such an investment. The result has been nothing less than amazing. The Chandler Hotel is an upscale boutique hotel tucked into the heart of Madison’s historic district created out of the bones of a 10,000-square-foot former storage building, which was also once used for manufacturing, bottling, and other purposes. Matt & Dan Chandler had a vision that this building would be the perfect place to create a small, beautifully designed, lodging place with all the amenities one would expect to see in a much larger community. This project with its focus on hospitality and preservation is very much in the spirit of Dotti Reindollar.
Walking Tours Are Back!
Join us on one of the following dates: July 20, Aug. 3, Aug. 17, Sept. 7, Sept. 21, or Oct. 19.
The tours start at the north end of the Broadway Fountain. You can meet a guide for a tour. Each tour lasts about 60-90 minutes and is approximately 3/4 of a mile distance. This is a great program for kids and adults. No pre-registration is required. We hope to see you on a tour soon! Please contact us at 812-265-2967 if you have any questions.
The Shrewsbury-Windle House was on recently featured on the Magnolia Network Show "In With The Old." HMI's Executive Director welcomed the Beck's to the Shrewsbury-Windle House as they began their rehabilitation of a building on Main Street. Check out Season 5, Episode 5 to see the Shrewsbury-Windle House and learn more about the Beck's project.
You can watch the episode with a subscription to Discovery+ here:
2023 Association of Midwest Museums Innovative Leadership Award Virtual Event Recording
Jessica Spiess, Director of Programs with HMI, received the 2023 Association of Midwest Museums Innovative Leadership Award in July 2023. As part of the celebration, John Staicer, Executive Director and President of HMI, and Jessica got together for a discussion about how innovation happens at HMI and what those innovations look like day-to-day and long-term. Watch the recorded video to learn more!
Explore the Schroeder Saddletree Factory Virtually!
Mark your calendars now for the 2025 HMI Annual Preservation Gala!
Festivities will take place on Friday, June 6 from 6 to 9 PM at the Shrewsbury-Windle House.
We will announce the theme soon, so check back for more info!
We will announce the theme soon, so check back for more info!
Discover Indiana is a statewide public history project that brings cultural and historical information to public through a website that is full of tours and stories crisscrossing the state. HMI curated a Madison tour through a collaboration with IUPUI, Indiana's Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, and the Indiana Historical Society. Click the link below to explore the tour!
2023 Annual Report Slides Coming Soon
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Historic Madison, Inc.
301 West Second Street
Madison, IN 47250
(812) 265-2967 https://www.historicmadisoninc.com