cmbuuck on January 17th, 2010

FOW meeting on January 18, 2010 will be held at the 2 Brothers Restaurant, 239 West Monroe Street, Decatur, IN at 7:00PM

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cmbuuck on December 15th, 2009

With the blessing of some beautiful fall weather we were able to install the windows on the front side of the house. It was a great work day and we thank everyone who participated. We especially want to thank Marvin Conrad for the beautiful work he did on the construction of the windows.

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cmbuuck on October 27th, 2009

The FOW Committee got the okay for the requested zoning variance at the Adams County Board of Zoning Appeals last Thursday evening.  This is for the land that Dona Schaeffer donated to the Indiana German Heritage Society upon which the Wyneken House presently stands and where it will be permanently located for future years use.  The request […]

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cmbuuck on May 24th, 2009

These are the most recent plans, submitted by Scott Greider, for the Wyneken house basement:

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admin on April 22nd, 2009

Spring has brought about a change in the weather and that means we will be donning our work clothes and grabbing our tools to work on the house. There is a lot happening right now. Soil tests have been completed at the house site and shortly the land will be surveyed so a deed can […]

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cmbuuck on March 6th, 2009

Scott Greider, the architect who has been working on a design for the Wyneken house basement, has submitted a schematic of his idea for the area. As Scott stated, “I believe it’s worth considering a contemporary approach to the new basement.  The idea being to restore the house to it’s original, while using the basement […]

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cmbuuck on February 21st, 2009

There is a change of venue for our March 16th meeting. It will be held at Norm’s Preble Garden, located on 4233 W US Highway 224 west of Decatur, IN. The start time is still 7:00PM.

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Wyneken House 2008 Moved house needs permanent foundation   Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana recently awarded a grant to the Indiana German Heritage Society’s Friends of Wyneken Chapter.  The chapter will use the $1,600 grant to hire a professional to design a permanent foundation and basement for the house, which was saved from demolition by […]

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