Noblesville’s not-for-profit preservation organization achieved a milestone in October, purchasing a building on Logan Street that will serve as its home. The Noblesville Preservation Alliance (NPA) bought the former church building most recently known as Logan Street Sanctuary, and renamed it Preservation Hall. The building will serve as NPA’s headquarters and be available for rent to the public.
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“We finally have a place to call home,” said NPA President Nancy Hebel. “For years, NPA has stored its materials at various locations around town and now we can consolidate them. Preservation Hall will also give us a beautiful location for an office and a meeting space, as well as a place to host community events.”
The building was purchased with the help of an Endangered Properties Loan from statewide preservation organization Indiana Landmarks, which placed restrictive covenants on the building, requiring NPA to restore it. It was originally built in Ohio and was moved to 1274 Logan St. in the 1930s by a local church, which used it for services until moving to a larger facility. More recently, local musician John Gilmore purchased and rehabilitated it into a musical performance facility. It has hosted small concerts for several years. Gilmore sold it to NPA.
Noblesville Preservation Alliance is a 33-year-old not-for-profit run entirely by volunteers and is best known for its annual Historic Home Tour in September. Proceeds from the home tour have been reinvested in the community through façade grants, available to homeowners to help offset the costs of rehabbing the exteriors of their homes. NPA has issued more than $33,000 in façade grants over the past eight years.
NPA is launching a capital campaign to retire the Indiana Landmarks loan, which is interest-free for one year. Sponsorships are available for local individuals and businesses in exchange for donations to the capital campaign fund. Details are available at noblesvillepreservation.org. The public is invited to an Open House from 3 to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17 at Preservation Hall, 1274 Logan St.