Upcoming Events
Annual Preservation Month Free Admissions Day At the Reitz Home Museum:
Sunday, May 18th
1:00pm to 3:00 pm
Come visit the historic Victorian jewel of Evansville for free!
First Wine Down to the Weekend of the Summer Season:
Thursday, May 8th, 2014
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Free Admissions, no reservations required
Sponsored by Evansville Garage Doors
Sponsored by Vanderburgh Community Foundation
 
Enjoy a glass of wine or a beer and complimentary hors d’ oeuvres in the unique and historic setting of our garden, veranda, and patio. Featuring live piano jazz with Chris Moore.Â
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May is Historic Preservation Month in Evansville!
“The Bus Station is a Big Deal: The National Significance of Evansville’s Greyhound Bus Terminal”
Tuesday, May 20th, 2014
7:00 p.m.
Reitz Home Carriage House
Free Admissions
 This year’s Amy W. MacDonell—Randall T. Shepard Historic Preservation Lecture features Evansville’s beloved Greyhound Bus Terminal. Our station also has national stature. It is a unique building exemplifying the Art Moderne style of architecture and the Depression era. At one time these ‘monuments of blue’ dotted the nation. Now our station is arguably the best of the few that are left. Our speaker, Benjamin L. Ross, will put our bus station in its national context showing us some of the other examples remaining in the country and illustrating the national attention the building has attracted. The renovation Indiana Landmarks is just getting underway will also be featured.
Ross, a graduate of the Ball State Historic College of Architecture and Planning, is a Historic Preservation Specialist at Ratio Architects in Indianapolis. He is currently one of the principal architects working on the restoration of the Evansville Greyhound Terminal. After the speaker, Preservation Alliance will present its “Ten Most Endangered List†and announce its local Preservation Awards. Free program; reception following speaker sponsored by Preservation Alliance of Evansville.
Tuesday, May 6th, 6:30 p.m.
Reitz High School “Feel the History” Premiere of YouTube / QR Code Riverside Historic District Project
Reitz Home Carriage House
Students of Jon Carl’s Reitz High School ‘Feel the History’ program produced 18 new and reworked capsule histories and architectural descriptions of some of the finest homes in the Riverside District. When complete, 30 video clips will be downloadable for virtual tours at home or on walks through the neighborhood. Program Director: Jon Carl.
Watch an example:Â Marcus Sonntag House
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