HISTORIC MADISON ANNOUNCES PRESERVATION AWARD RECIPIENTS

Dorothy Inglis Reindollar Preservation Award was established in 2000

Historic Madison, Inc. President John Staicer announced that Larry and Valecia Crisafulli are the 2022 Dorothy Inglis Reindollar Historic Preservation Award recipients. The Crisafullis were honored Friday evening at the HMI annual Preservation Gala fundraiser which highlighted Madison’s important Greek Revival architectural heritage.

In his remarks, Staicer noted “Madison is an amazing historic community because of people like the Crisafullis who give so much of themselves to preserve and improve our amazing city.  Historic preservation is one of the major economic drivers in our community.  Larry and Valecia have restored a number of properties, including the burnt out shell of the former Elks Lodge and a long neglected and underutilized Main Street property.  They brought these properties back to life and created much needed living and commercial spaces for Madisonians,” Staicer noted.  “The Crisafullis are shining stars in the continuing effort to revitalize Madison’s nationally significant historic district for current and future generations.  They are active in and support a wide range of preservation, community development and revitalization projects and organizations in addition to their investments in historic structures, very much in the spirit of Dotti Reindolllar,” he continued.

Over 170 people attended Historic Madison’s largest fundraising event at the Shrewsbury-Windle House National Historic Landmark which is celebrated as one of America’s most important 19th century homes.  “Madison is the most diverse assembly of high-quality Grecian [architecture] to be found anywhere in America” wrote Roger Kennedy
in his book Greek Revival in America.  The Shrewsbury-Windle House is the best of the best” of our nation’s Greek Revival style buildings according to Marsh Davis, President of Indiana Landmarks, one of the most prestigious historic preservation organizations in the U.S.

HMI is pleased to acknowledge the following corporate-level sponsors of the Preservation Gala:  Morgan Foods, Repp &  Mundt , German American Wealth Advisory Group, Don & Jill Wiest, Arvin-Sango Foundation, Goelzer Investment Management, Arsee Engineers, Denton-Floyd Real Estate Group, Steinhardt Heating & Air Conditioning, and Ratio Design. 

Historic Madison, Inc. is a not-for-profit historic preservation organization founded in 1960 and dedicated to the preservation and restoration of Madison’s architectural heritage.  The Dorothy Inglis Reindollar Preservation Award was established in 2000 to recognize a person, project, or organization that most closely emulates the enthusiasm, spirit, and dedication of Dotti Reindollar in all her pursuits.

For additional information about Historic Madison, contact us at (812) 265-2967 or by email at hmi@historicmadisoninc.com, or visit our website www.historicmadisoninc.com.