Historic Preservation Commission of Logansport

04/07/2026

Our first full business meeting of 2026 will be this Thursday, 4/9, at 3:30 PM, on the third floor of the City Building.

The proposed agenda will include introductions of two new commission appointees.
Additionally, we will discuss:
> Some prospective new designations
> Possible promotions in conjunction with Logansport ReImagined
> Hometown History activities for the fall/winter

All are welcome. Please sign in at the door.

11/11/2025

The next regular business meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission will be this Thursday, November 13, 4 PM, 3rd floor of the City Building.

Agenda topics include:
* The HPC's second annual Hometown History: Holiday Stroll
* Discussion of goals for 2026

Formalized agenda available at the meeting.
Public welcome. Please sign in at the door

10/07/2025

The next regular business meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission will be this Thursday, October 9, 4 PM, 3rd floor of the City Building.
Agenda topics include:
Indiana Landmarks' plaster workshop - Memorial Home; date to be confirmed.
HPC's presentation to City Council - update
Logo design approval for HPC materials

Formalized agenda available at the meeting.

Public welcome. Please sign in at the door

08/12/2025

07/08/2025

The next regular business meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission will be this Thursday, July 10, 4 PM, 3rd floor of the City Building.

Agenda topics include:
Working with Logansport Re-Imagined to align and support efforts in the community - presentation by Michelle Dials
Plaster Workshop in conjunction with Indiana Landmarks - Debra Parcell
Local historic designation of some properties yet to be determined
Early plans for upcoming Hometown History events, including the Christmas holidays and next May's historic preservation event

Please note that the agenda will be formalized by close-of-business tomorrow, July 8.
As always, the public are welcome. Please sign in at the door

06/21/2025

Save the date for our next Legacy Speaker event - A lesson on Cass County sports history, presented by Bryan Looker.

06/09/2025

On Saturday, June 7, two members of the Historic Preservation Commission of Logansport had the privilege of delivering lunch to Emmaus Mission Center - Logansport.

A fun lunch of Hot Dogs and Root Beer, and Rocket ice cream bars, all donated by Heather’s B&K West and Sycamore Drive In, made for a "Taste of Logansport" on a beautiful Saturday!

Community is a beautiful thing and Logansport demonstrates it daily! Thank you, Heather Welch and Brian Graham, for your VERY generous (and incredibly TASTY) lunch.
For the record, the HPC did NOT request that this feast be donated... Heather and Brian chose to do this, which makes it (and them) all the more special!

PLEASE support local businesses. The next time you are at Heather’s B&K West and/or Sycamore Drive In, say THANK YOU to these wonderful business owners!

What does this have to do with Historic Preservation, you wonder? 805 Spencer Street is a single-site historic designation, in need of some upper floor window repair.
A workshop, co-hosted by Indiana Landmarks and the Historic Preservation Commission of Logansport was scheduled for Saturday, but had to be postponed.
Lunch didn't fix the windows, but we wanted to let the residents and our friend, the wonderful Jason Mitchell, know that we WILL reschedule as soon as possible!

The property is beautiful and deserves our support. If you have any interest in learning how to restore windows in historic buildings, PLEASE watch for the Window Restoration Workshop updates! We will post here, and share as soon as we know more!

05/06/2025

***This has, unfortunately, been postponed. Please watch for updates, as we work to find a better date!***

Indiana Landmarks has partnered with Logansport's Historic Preservation Commission to offer this deep dive into window/sash restoration.

When and Where?
June 6 and 7, from 9 to 5, at Emmaus Mission Center, 805 Spencer Street.

YES! Emmaus needs help with window work, so this will not just be valuable training, but will help a VERY deserving local organization.

Tuition is $150/general public (or $125 for IL members). This covers:
* Two full days of intensive hands-on training.
* Tools
* Lunch and snacks
* Your opportunity to do a very good thing for an organization that helps countless people in need.

Click this link to register. There is a 12 participant limit for this training:

Expert window restorer Ross Van Overberghe leads a two-day, hands-on window workshop.

05/05/2025

The next regular business meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission will be this Thursday, May 8, 4 PM, 3rd floor of the City Building.

Agenda topics include:
The windows workshop - Emmaus, on June 6 and 7, and HPC involvement.
Old business - Update for the fountain that was just moved

Please note that the agenda will be formalized by COB, Tuesday.

As always, the public are welcome. Please sign in at the door

03/11/2025

The next regular business meeting of the Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) will be this Thursday, March 13, at 4:00 PM ET, on the 3rd floor of the City Building.
All are welcome to attend. Please sign in at the door.

Some of the agenda topics include:
>Finalizing the dates/time of the Windows Workshop to be held at the Emmaus building. Details of this workshop will be forthcoming.
>A discussion of event and education planning facilitated by Debra Parcell, of Indiana Landmarks.
>Some collaborative efforts with several City and County organizations are underway and will be reported in more detail at the HPC meeting, in May.

02/20/2025

02/11/2025

At Thursday's HPC meeting, there will be a public hearing of Application for De-designation #25-01 (previously announced by the Planning Commission) regarding the recommendation to approve amending Ordinance 2008-037 to remove the parcels of land north of the east-west alley from the Depot/Iron Horse Museum and Heritage Park historic district overlay.

The HPC members will vote on the amendment. From there, it will move to the Common Council, who will make the final decision.

Meeting: Thursday, February 13, 2025; 4 PM; City Building - 3rd Floor
Public always welcome.