Historic Fall Creek, Pendleton Settlement
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Department of the Interior Standard for Preservation
1. A property will be used as it was historically or be given a new use that maximizes the retention of distinctive materials, features, spaces, and spatial relationships. Where a treatment and use have not been identified, a property will be protected and, if necessary, stabilized until additional work may be undertaken.
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2. The historic character of a property will be retained and preserved. The replacement of intact or repairable historic materials or alteration of features, spaces and spatial relationships that characterize a property will be avoided.
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3. Each property will be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Work needed to stabilize, consolidate, and conserve existing historic materials and features will be physically and visually compatible, identifiable upon close inspection and properly documented for future research.
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4. Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in their own right will be retained and preserved.
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5. Distinctive materials, features, finishes and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property will be preserved.
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6. The existing condition of historic features will be evaluated to determine the appropriate level of intervention needed. Where the severity of deterioration requires repair or limited replacement of a distinctive feature, the new material will match the old in composition, design, color and texture.
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7. Chemical or physical treatments, if appropriate, will be undertaken using the gentlest means possible. Treatments that cause damage to historic materials will not be used.
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8. Archeological resources will be protected and preserved in place. If such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures will be undertaken.
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Pendleton's National Register of Historic Places
District location: Roughly bounded by Fall Creek on the north, the Conrail right-of-way on the east, Madison Street on the south, and Adams Street on the west.
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Number of Resources within the District:
Contributing Sites 423 Noncontributing sites: 121
Historic Functions: Domestic, Commerce/Trade, Industry, Recreation and Culture: Outdoor Recreation.
Architectural Classification: Mid-19 Century, Late Victorian, Late 19th and Early 20th Century.
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Materials: Stone, Wood (Weatherboard), Brick, Glass, Concrete.
Information prepared by Laura Thayer,
Historic Preservation Consultant,
January 24th, 1991
Indiana Landmarks Award
Sandi Servass Memorial Award
The Sandi Servaas Memorial Award recognizes outstanding achievement in historic preservation, interpreted broadly to encompass a wide range of activities and accomplishments. Historic Fall Creek, Pendleton Settlement displayed high standards and success in historic preservation. Pendleton was placed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1991, by the efforts of Historic Fall Creek, Pendleton Settlement. The Servaas Memorial Award sculpture, “No Doors to Lock out the Past,” by Evansville artist John McNaughton.
"There may have been a time when preservation was about saving buildings here and there, but those days are gone. Preservation is the business of saving communities and the values they embody. "
Richard Moe,
The National Trust for Historic Preservation
The Sandi Servass Memorial award is on display at the Pendleton Historical Museum.