Medora, Indiana
Indiana 425 southwest of Medora in Jackson County
Preservation Medora Brick Plant
Medora,
Indiana
Indiana 425 southwest of Medora in Jackson County
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Preservation To maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm; protect. Repair and stabilization.
Restoration
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The Threat
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"Abandoned save for an annual haunted house brickyard
community fundraiser, the Medora Brick Plant looks like a place where time has
stopped. But time doesn't stop, of course, so trees grow through the
foundations and walls of the twelve round kilns and other structures, mortar
leeches out, and rust attacks the iron straps around the kilns. Finding a
new use for such rare and unusual structures presents a tough challenge." - Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana 2004
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The Response to the Threat
Where do you think things should go from here? email
* Note the Medora Brick Plant site is
currently owned
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Attention has been drawn
to historical contribution
of the Medora Brick Plant as well as its current dire situation by:
How about a discussion to get a larger view of the landscape involved in a preservation effort?!
With a list responses generated to each of these questions there would be a better view of the undertaking for all to see. Also researching "what it would take" in the short as well as long term to preserve Medora Brick Plant. See the "roadmap" below that the Claybank, Saskatchewan folks have created. Where do you think things should go from here? email Preservation is doable
should that be pursued . . . and there is even a
road map for preservation!
The Claybank Brick Plant National Historic Site and Museum is a successful preservation project that is self-described as 'a little brick plant (circa 1914) "in the middle of nowhere" in Claybank, Saskatchewan, Canada. (reference points...due north of Denver, on the southern hills of the central west province of Saskatchewan. It is south of the line between the city of Moose Jaw and province capital city of Regina.) Claybank photos by Regina Photo Club. 370 Claybank brick plant images of Claybank Brick Plant Historical Society. The Claybank Brick Plant was donated to the (province's) Saskatchewan Heritage Foundation in 1992. In 1994, the plant was designated as a Canadian National Historic Site. The Foundation incurs restoration costs and seeks contributions from other organizations to recover a portion of those costs. The Claybank Brick Plant Historical Society donates material and services to the Foundation to achieve the common goal of developing the Brick Plant as a tourist attraction. The Foundation has an agreement with the Society whereby funds generated by the Society, to restore the site, shall be directed to the Foundation. The majority of the Society’s funding is obtained through cost sharing agreements with federal government agencies. The Foundation entered a five year funding agreement with Parks Canada, commencing March 30, 1999, for a maximum funding of $954,500 to help cover the costs of restoring the site. Parks Canada reimburses one-half of the eligible costs up to a limit specified for each fiscal year. The Foundation claimed the maximum amount available for 2001/02.. It has been said that there wasn't the far sighted research and discussion at the onset of stabilizing the Claybank Brick Plant. Had there been, perhaps, people and organizations wouldn't have gone forward. But now, things are past the point of return and Claybank is there for everyone to enjoy and work hard to preserve.
. . . Claybank Brick Plant Historical Society
The Claybank Brick Plant in full operation, 1930 |
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