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2 <br />Table of Contents <br /> Introduction 2 <br /> Pierre Navarre 3 <br /> The Navarre Cabin 4 <br /> Locations Summary 7 <br /> Current Photographs 8 <br /> The Homestead Project 9 <br /> Current Site Photographs 10 <br /> Goals 11 <br /> Funding 14 <br /> Marker at Leeper Park 16 <br /> The Cabin’s Place in Leeper Park 17 <br /> Sensible Change 20 <br /> Appendix A: The Navarre Cabin as a Local Landmark 24 <br /> Appendix B: Details on Moving 25 <br /> Appendix C: Ownership Notes 27 <br />Introduction <br />The purpose of this attachment is to provide context on The History Muesum’s intent and <br />reasoning relating to the desire to relocate the Navarre Cabin. The cabin was given to the <br />museum (then called the Northern Indiana Historical Society) in 1895, preserved with the <br />intent to educate the public about pioneer life. The Society did not have a physical presence <br />at the time and relocated it to an available piece of land in what would become Leeper Park. <br />The cabin was moved twice more to make way for development. Today, the museum has the <br />resources and land to make the cabin part of an immersive site, realizing the purpose of the <br />building’s rescue over 130 years ago. <br />It is our hope that the following materials will adequately address any concerns and present <br />a compelling case that this move should be allowed. We look forward to working together to <br />promote the educational goals of both of The History Museum and the Historic Preservation <br />Commission.