Hobart City Council approves expansion of downtown historic district

HOBART | The Lake George Commercial Historic District has expanded its boundaries.

Hobart's Lake George Commercial Historic District may expand

HOBART | The Lake George Commercial Historic District may soon be expanding, city officials said.

Hobart Historic Preservation Commission to meet Jan. 15

HOBART | The Hobart Historic Preservation Commission meets at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 15.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Consider year-end gift to 'Grand Old Lady'

In order for Crown Point to grow and prosper, the Old Lake County Courthouse on the square must grow and prosper. July 1, 2013, will see the end of the matching grant given to the Court House Foundation by the Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation.

Historic preservationist tells history of area parks in new book

In the 1830s, Chicago, though still a village, had aspirations not only to become a city, but one with glorious parks as well.

Woody's Barbershop has new home at town complex

CEDAR LAKE | The historic Woody’s Barbershop building has a new home.

Taliesin West's Frank Lloyd Wright archives moving to New York City

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Nestled in the foothills of the McDowell Mountains, Taliesin West, winter home of the modernist architect Frank Lloyd Wright, has housed thousands of archived sketches, models, manuscripts and personal belongings since his death in 1959.

Hobart's Historic Preservation Commission meeting today

HOBART | The Hobart Historic Preservation Commission meets at 5:30 today at City Hall, 414 Main St.

Lansing appoints members to new Ford Hangar preservation group

LANSING | Village officials have approved members of a foundation to oversee the restoration of the Ford Hangar at the Lansing Municipal Airport, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Amendment may help save historic Illinois schools

CHICAGO | Architects and preservation advocates are praising a change to Illinois law that may help save historic schools from the wrecking ball.

Lake County council to look at funding repairs at fairgrounds building

CROWN POINT | A couple of iconic Lake County Fair buildings are in line for maintenance after nearly a century of service.

Whiting applauded for historical preservation efforts

WHITING | The city already is earning high marks as the host of this year's state historical preservation conference, with another two days of lectures, workshops and tours still to come.

Hobart officials meet Jan. 31 to discuss downtown plans

HOBART | City officials will hold a joint work session at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at the community center, 111 E. Old Ridge Road.

No prisoners of convention

CROWN POINT | The imagery of "Dante's Inferno" and the emotions reflected in the escape scene from the movie "Public Enemies" inspired Laura Mann's concept for a renovated Lake County Sheriff's House and Jail.

Hobart Historic Preservation Commission cancels meeting

HOBART | The city's Historic Preservation Commission meeting scheduled Tuesday has been canceled.

NWI man's nonprofit seeks national status for region historical treasures

Don't ask Jim Morrow why historical and architecturally significant buildings fascinate him. He'll tell you he really doesn't know why. "It is fascinating to me," said Morrow, 89, of Beverly Shores. "It is just like a kid interested in cars. Ask him why, and he can't tell you."

Register of Historic Places adds another Crown Point home to the list

CROWN POINT | An 11-year labor of love paid off for a Crown Point couple when their nearly 100-year-old home became the latest in the city to be added to the National Register of Historic Places.

NWI man's nonprofit seeks national status for region historical treasures

Don't ask Jim Morrow why historical and architecturally significant buildings fascinate him. He'll tell you he really doesn't know why. "It is fascinating to me," said Morrow, 89, of Beverly Shores. "It is just like a kid interested in cars. Ask him why, and he can't tell you."

C.P., Lake Co. sites awarded IDNR history grants

The former Lake County Nurses' Home and the Buckley Homestead are among 14 historic places around the state to receive federal grants aimed at preservation through the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.