A Tribute To Denzel Hufford (1910-2009)

When you saw her working in her yard or strolling down Logan Street, you sometimes had to remind yourself that in her century of living, Denzel had witnessed unimaginable change. When she was born in a farmhouse on 216th Street, north of Noblesville, the automobile was a new and unreliable invention sharing the road with…

NPA statement of support for the Nickel Plate Railroad

The Noblesville Preservation Alliance supports the preservation of the Nickel Plate railroad and train as integral to the history and heritage of Noblesville and the state of Indiana. It is our hope that a viable solution to present challenges will include the continuous operation of this unique historic treasure – from Noblesville to Indianapolis and…

Forest Park Interurban Shelter Project

The Noblesville Parks and Recreation Department donated the building below to the Noblesville Preservation Alliance with the expectation that we would renovate it and put it to good use. This is an original shelter for Indiana’s Interurban transportation network, a privately owned system of electric streetcars that connected the state’s cities and towns in the…

Together We Moved the Kincaid House!

Nickel Plate Arts and the Noblesville Preservation Alliance teamed up to “Help Move the Kincaid House,” a grassroots campaign, which raised funds to relocate the historic Kincaid House in Fishers, Ind., so it could begin it’s new life as a focal point along I-69. Before the historic move Nickel Plate Arts’ director Ailithir McGill said,…