Center for Historic Preservation
The Center for Historic Preservation, founded in 2004, is an outreach arm of Ball State's Master of Science in Historic Preservation Program, which is offered through the Department of Architecture of the College of Architecture and Planning. Graduate Students employed at the Center gain valuable hands-on experience when working with cities, towns, state agencies, Main Street programs, and heritage organizations. Through the Center historic preservation is utilized as a tool to promote economic development, to build and strengthen community identity, and to improve the quality of life for Indiana residents. The Center provides graduate assistantships and internships to an interdisciplinary team of students, especially those studying historic preservation, architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning.

The Center is located on the Minnetrista Cultural Center campus, which also plays a key role by providing office space in the Mary Lincoln Cottage, one of the historic homes built by the Ball family overlooking White River in downtown Muncie.

Center for Historic Preservation
Graduate Assistants working for the Center in the field documenting a historic structure.

Center for Historic Preservation
The Mary Lincoln Cottage on the campus of the Minnetrista Cultural Center, home to the Ball State Center for Historic Preservation.

News
Center for Historic Preservation Receives National Award for Heritage Education Handbook
The Center for Historic Preservation at Ball State received an award of merit from the American Association of State and Local History (AASLH) for its work on the Muncie Heritage Education Handbook titled, “Muncie History: A Handbook for Fourth Grade Teachers About Muncie History.” FULL STORY

Center for Historic Preservation receives $10,000 grant
The Center for Historic Preservation at Ball State received a $10,000 grant from the Efroymson Fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation to prepare National Register nominations for three of Indiana’s historic stone bridges. FULL STORY
For More Information
Duncan Campbell
Director
765-285-1920
dcampbell@bsu.edu

Susan Lankford
Assistant Director
765-213-3540 x228
smlankford@bsu.edu

Judy Hunt
Office Coordinator
765-213-3540 x229
jehunt@bsu.edu