INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Landmarks recently announced the 10 Most Endangered, an annual list of Hoosier landmarks in jeopardy. The list includes one of state’s first high schools built exclusively for Black students; a train depot that embodies Indiana’s limestone legacy; an artfully designed jail and sheriff’s residence; a classic high school gymnasium; a groundbreaking mid-century hospital; a pre-Civil War brewery building; a nineteenth-century commercial block; a neglected historic house; an African American lodge and social club; and a decaying community mausoleum.
Places that land on the 10 Most Endangered list often face a combination of problems rather than a single threat—abandonment, neglect, dilapidation, obsolete use, unreasonable above-market asking price, or owners who simply lack money for repairs.
The 10 Most Endangered in 2021 includes four sites repeating from last year’s list and six new entries:
• B.G. Pollard Lodge #1242, Bloomington
• Courthouse Annex, New Castle
• Davis Clinic, Marion
• Falley-O’Gara-Pyke House, Lafayette (repeat entry from 2020 list)
• James M. Shields Memorial Gymnasium, Seymour
• Kamm and Schellinger Brewery, Mishawaka
• Monon Depot, Bedford (repeat entry from 2020 list)
• Theodore Roosevelt High School, Gary (repeat entry from 2020 list)
• Tipton County Jail & Sheriff’s Residence (repeat entry from 2020 list)
• Oxford Community Mausoleum, Benton County
Demolition has claimed only 20 of the 152 Most Endangered sites since the list was introduced in 1991, while 97 places are completely restored or no longer endangered.
To find out more about each of the 10 Most Endangered, visit www.indianalandmarks.org or contact Indiana Landmarks, 317-639-4534 or 800-450-4534.
