BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:DNR honors historic preservation and archaeology standouts X-WR-TIMEZONE:Indiana (East) BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260614T103542Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_44217285699639 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230907 DESCRIPTION:Recipients of the annual Indiana Archaeology Award and Indiana Historic Preservation Award\, which recognizes outstanding efforts in the field of archaeology and historic preservation\, have been announced by th e Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology (DHPA).\n\nAs the State Historic Preservation Office\, the D HPA oversees the federally funded Historic Preservation Fund grant program \, the federal Reinvestment Historic Tax Credit program\, and the state’ s Historic Homeowner Tax Credit program. The DHPA also functions as Indian a’s central repository for historic structures and archaeological site r ecords.\n\nThe awards will be presented by DHPA director Beth McCord and t he rest of the division’s staff at local award ceremonies this fall.\n\n The recipients include April Sievert\, Ph.D.\, archaeologist and professor emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at Indiana University-Blooming ton\; the New Harmony Working Men’s Institute\; and Ancora|RTM Ventures in Fort Wayne.\n\nSievert will receive the Indiana Archaeology Award in re cognition of her dedication and service to Indiana archaeology and histori c preservation through decades of teaching\, research\, stewardship\, and caring partnerships with Indigenous peoples. As director of the Glenn A. B lack Laboratory of Archaeology (GBL) from 2013 to 2022\, Sievert was instr umental in developing a new strategic plan for the center that prioritized people\, past and present\, and building collaborations with the many fed erally recognized Indigenous nations whose homelands are in what is now In diana\, including stewarding the National Historic Landmark site of Angel Mounds.\n\nThe New Harmony Working Men’s Institute will receive the Indi ana Historic Preservation Award for outstanding grant-assisted rehabilitat ion project as a result of its advanced planning and preparations\, commit ment to maintaining the original appearance of this National Historic Land mark property\, its fundraising efforts\, and its grant administration thr oughout the project. The New Harmony Working Men’s Institute is an 1894 community building that originally had a slate roof but later replaced it with clay tiles in the 1950s. The clay tiles had reached the end of their useful life and roof leaks were developing. Through Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) funding and a major fundraising drive\, the organization replac ed the roof with slate to look like it did when constructed nearly 130 yea rs ago.\n\nAncora|RTM Ventures will receive the Indiana Historic Preservat ion award for its outstanding rehabilitation tax credit project for its wo rk on the West Campus of General Electric in Fort Wayne. Ancora|RTM Ventur es’ Electric Works project included the rehabilitation of 10 historic bu ildings (c. 1907-1954) and the construction of one new building. General E lectric began acquiring the land west of Broadway for the West Campus in 1 906 and remained active on the site until 2014 when it closed the Broadway facility. The tax credit process for the project began in 2017 and was co mpleted in April 2023. Including the new building\, the Electric Works com plex has more than 625\,000 square feet of space that is a combination of office\, educational\, and retail uses. \n\nTo view more DNR news releases \, please see dnr.IN.gov. LOCATION: SUMMARY:DNR honors historic preservation and archaeology standouts URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.in.gov/event/dnr_honors_historic_preservation_ and_archaeology_standouts_7500 CATEGORIES:Press Releases END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR