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Unmasking Second Empire’s Spooky Reputation

Online Lecture and Q&A Session

2024-10-08 18:30:00 2024-10-08 19:45:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Unmasking Second Empire’s Spooky Reputation Join us online on Zoom for an illustrated presentation to learn how Second Empire architecture became typecast as “haunted” by Hollywood. See examples from Indianapolis and across the state. Online -

Tuesday, October 08
6:30pm - 7:45pm

Add to Calendar 2024-10-08 18:30:00 2024-10-08 19:45:00 America/Indiana/Indianapolis Unmasking Second Empire’s Spooky Reputation Join us online on Zoom for an illustrated presentation to learn how Second Empire architecture became typecast as “haunted” by Hollywood. See examples from Indianapolis and across the state. Online -

Join us online on Zoom for an illustrated presentation to learn how Second Empire architecture became typecast as “haunted” by Hollywood. See examples from Indianapolis and across the state.

Culture, History, and Society: Historic Indianapolis Metropolitan AreaThe Second Empire style of architecture, easily identified by its sloping mansard roofs, dominated Parisian architecture from the 1850s-1870s. The style went from fashionable and fancy to spooky in the United States. Join Suzanne Stanis of Indiana Landmarks online on Zoom to learn how Second Empire architecture became typecast as “haunted” by Hollywood and see examples from Indianapolis and across the state. Register online now. 

Presented by: Suzanne Stanis is the Vice President of Heritage Education at Indiana Landmarks. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Hanover College and a Master's degree in Library Science from Indiana University. Suzanne oversees Indiana Landmarks’ Indianapolis tours, the heritage tourism divisions of West Baden Springs/French Lick Springs hotels, and Samara, a notable Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home in West Lafayette. For over thirty years at Indiana Landmarks, Suzanne has contributed to historic preservation by researching and successfully nominating more than fifteen buildings and neighborhoods to the National Register of Historic Places. Additionally, Suzanne manages the organization’s reference library. Suzanne serves on the boards of the Athenaeum Foundation and the National Preservation Partners Network in addition to her role at Indiana Landmarks.

This free online history lecture is part of the Culture, History, and Society: Historic Indianapolis Metropolitan Area programs hosted online by the Indianapolis Special Collections Room (ISCR). It is being held as an online meeting/webinar via Zoom. Registered attendees will receive the Zoom link via email within 2 hours before the online meeting/webinar. This program was made possible by Friends of the Library through gifts to The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation.

Contact: Special Collections Librarian Montoya Barker

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We're closed Monday October 14
Mon, Oct 14 Closed
Tue, Oct 15 12:00AM to 11:45PM
Wed, Oct 16 12:00AM to 11:45PM
Thu, Oct 17 12:00AM to 11:45PM
Fri, Oct 18 12:00AM to 11:45PM
Sat, Oct 19 12:00AM to 11:45PM
Sun, Oct 20 12:00AM to 11:45PM

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This is not a real library branch - this is the "location" for our events that occur online. Online events that take place on Zoom should all involve registration and a link will be emailed to participants. Other online events may occur on YouTube or Facebook, and will not require registration.

Upcoming events

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Wed, Oct 16, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

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