Historic Preservation Month Photo Contest Winners
We would like to thank all of our entrants for their wonderful submissions!
The DHPA’s Historic Preservation Month photo contest has been going on since 2005. The winners from every contest are shown here. Every year the DHPA partners with a variety of cities across the state to exhibit a collection of photos from previous contests during the month of May. Click here for this year’s exhibit sites.
2013
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Winner
Andrew Bissonnette
Muncie (Delaware County)
Night photo of East Main Street
2nd Place
Boyleston (Clinton County)
Rail Elevator
2012
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Winner
Larry D. Mickow, Jr.,
Hammond, Lake County
Hammond Masonic Temple (Demolished)
Second Place
Ronald Bryant
New Harmony, Posey County and White County, Illinois
Harmony Way Bridge (over the Wabash River)
2011
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Winner
Melissa Jones
Delphi, IN
Delphi Opera House
Second Place
Alan McConnell
Delphi, IN
Delphi Opera House
Third Place
Robert Hammitt
Kokomo, IN
Seiberling Mansion
2010
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Winner
Faith Revell
Indianapolis, IN
U.S. Courthouse and Post Office.
Second Place
April Raver
Peru, IN
Good Enough Barn
2009 Winners
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Winner: Age 13 years or older.jpg "Holiday Park - Indianapolis, IN")
Chris Ross
McCordsville, IN
Holiday Park - Indianapolis, IN
Runner Up: Age 13 years or older.jpg "Boyce Block - Muncie IN")
John Chaille
Muncie, IN
Boyce Block - Muncie, IN
Winner: Age 12 or younger.jpg "Schimpff's - Jeffersonville, IN")
Devan Smith
Salem, IN
Schimpff's - Jeffersonville, IN
2008 Winners
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Winner: Age 13 years or older.jpg "Row of Houses - New Albany, IN")
Eli Beardsley
New Albany, IN
Row of Houses - New Albany, IN
Runner Up: Age 13 years or older.jpg "Smitty's Standard Station - Lafayette, IN")
Clay Oppy
Lafaytte, IN
Smitty's Standard Station - Lafayette, IN
2007 Winners
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Winner: Age 13 years or older
Pamela Denny-Rohrbach
Indianapolis, IN
The black and white image is of the DePew Fountain in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Runner Up: Age 13 years or older
Mark Farley
Indianapolis, IN
The interior of the Oasis Diner, Plainfield, Indiana.
Winner: Age 12 or younger
Matthew Hunt
Largo, IN
Matthew's photo is a detail of Kerr Lock in Wabash County.
Thanks again to all of our entrants!
2006 Winners
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Winner: Age 13 years or older
Harold Brown
French Lick, IN
The black and white image is of the 1920 First Baptist Church in West Baden.
Prize: Registration to 2006 Cornelius O'Brien Conference on Historic Preservation OR $50.00 gift certificate to the Indiana Historical Bureau Gift Shop
Runner Up: Age 13 years or older
Jason Swisher
Fort Wayne, IN
This dramatic color image shows the demolition of St. Paul’s Cathedral in Fort Wayne.
Prize: Tickets to the 150th Indiana State Fair
Winner: Age 12 or younger
Kayla Hall
Vevay, IN
Kayla's photo is a detail of two residential doorways.
Prize: One year family membership to the Indiana State Museum
Thanks again to all of our entrants!
2005 Winners
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Winner: Age 13 years or older
Robert Pence
Fort Wayne, IN
Robert photographed the interior rotunda and murals of the recently restored 1902 Allen County Courthouse, a National Historic Landmark.
Prize: Registration to 2005 Cornelius O'Brien Conference on Historic Preservation
Runner Up: Age 13 years or older
Julianna Strange
Anderson, IN.
Photo of a 1909 iron bridge in Orange County near French Lick.
Prize: Tickets to the 150th Indiana State Fair
Winner: Age 12 or younger
Erica Garbers
Martinsville, IN
Photograph of a log cabin south of Centerton.
Prize: One year family membership to the Indiana State Museum
Thanks again to all of our entrants!
