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.
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John & Maureen Galvin/Historic Madison Inc. Scholarship
Historic Madison, Inc., founded in 1960, is one of Indiana’s oldest and most prestigious historic preservation organizations. John Galvin served as president from 1981 to 2010. Under his leadership, Historic Madison, Inc. through its many programs, supported the preservation and improvement of Madison’s historic district so that it attained status as a National Historic Landmark District, the highest designation a historic district can receive. Galvin also led a successful endowment campaign, oversaw the award-winning preservation of the Schroeder Saddletree Factory, preserved one of America’s earliest remaining African Methodist Episcopal church buildings, and added additional properties to the HMI portfolio of historic structures, including the home of Madison’s famous architect, Francis Costigan. The scholarship award honors Galvin’s community and preservation-related successes while recognizing Maureen Galvin’s support for and encouragement of these worthy accomplishments in the hopes of inspiring future generations of preservationists, architects, and historians to do likewise.
Who's Eligible for the Galvin Scholarship?
The scholarship will be awarded to qualified high school seniors pursuing a degree in historic preservation, architecture, American History, or related field and will be a graduate of a high school in Jefferson County, Indiana.
This award is generally for tuition only. Therefore, students already receiving a full-tuition award from a college or another source are not eligible to apply.
Selections will be based upon application materials, academic performance, a demonstrated interest in the related field such as an internship, volunteer work, community service, etc.
This scholarship is not renewable.
Employees and board members of Historic Madison, Inc./Historic Madison Foundation, Inc., as well as family members of the aforementioned individuals, are ineligible. This includes spouses, lineal descendants and their spouses, and brothers and sisters and their spouses. The period of ineligibility extends through the calendar year following the year in which the volunteer position or employment ends.
Family members of selection advisory committees are ineligible, including spouses, lineal descendants and their spouses, and brothers and sisters and their spouses.
The Galvin Scholarship Form is available via the link below. All submissions are due by February 14, 2025.
For more information please call Historic Madison, Inc. at (812)265-2967 or email hmi@historicmadisoninc.com.
The Newest HMI Ornament Has Arrived!
The Holiday Season is here. You can order your new ornament online or pick one up in the office. This year's ornament features the Shrewsbury-Windle House with the Riverside view with the red brick and green shutters shining on the brass ornament. The ornaments are $15 each. Please contact the office if you have questions or would like to have one mailed today!
Join us on January 20 for a FREE Tour of the Francis Costigan House! Advanced registration is required, click the link below now to get your ticket!
Passing of John Galvin
John Galvin, Historic Madison, Inc.’s President Emeritus, passed away on October 16, 2024. Funeral arrangements are being made by Morgan & Nay Funeral Center.
John was a tireless and dedicated advocate for Madison, IN, and left an indelible mark on the community through his many accomplishments, including nearly 5 decades of service to Historic Madison, Inc.
John and Maureen Galvin managed and owned the Ohio Theater on Main Street from 1960 - 1994. Galvin, as the owner of the Ohio Theater on Main Street, joined the board of Historic Madison in 1978 at the invitation of founders John and Ann Windle. He credited the pair with “gradually and skillfully” converting him from a businessman into a “preservationist for profit”.
From 1981 until 2010, Galvin served as the 2nd President of HMI and was President Emeritus from 2010 until his passing. He took on the role of Executive Director from 1987 until his retirement in 2003.
Under Galvin’s leadership, HMI blossomed into an award-winning organization with a full-time professionally staffed office and a dedicated volunteer group of nearly 100. During that time, the HMI real estate portfolio grew to 16 historic properties, including 3 churches. By retirement, Galvin had transformed HMI from an organization barely able to sustain itself to a historic preservation organization of national prominence with an endowment of over $7 million.
His impacts far exceed our properties and can be seen all around Madison. He received many awards for his hard work and dedication. His legacy will surely live on in the lives he touched and the buildings he saved, but he will certainly be missed.
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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.
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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.
It will be a 1960s theme to help celebrate 65 years of Historic Madison!
It will be a 1960s theme to help celebrate 65 years of Historic Madison!
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!
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Historic Madison, Inc.
301 West Second Street
Madison, IN 47250
(812) 265-2967
hmi@historicmadisoninc.com