2025 Richmond Columbian Properties Quality of Place Conference

2025 Richmond Columbian Properties Quality of Place Conference

The Quality of Place Conference is over ten years old. Quality speakers talk about reinvestment, historic preservation, and community pride.

By Richmond Columbian Properties, William G. Scott House

Date and time

Thursday, May 1 · 10:30am - 2pm EDT

Location

Richmond Columbian Properties, William G. Scott House

204 North 10th Street Richmond, IN 47374

Refund Policy

No Refunds

About this event

The 2025 Quality of Place Conference will be Thursday, May 1st starting at 10:30 A.M. in the First Bank Gallery Hall at the William G. Scott House 204 North 10th Street Richmond. The conference is known for its diversity of knowledge about community development. This year we think will be quite interesting.

Brady Kress President of Dayton History will talk about the importance of history and how it plays into today’s world. Brady worked with Indiana Landmarks before joining Dayton History. He has done an amazing job at Dayton History marketing history and creating exciting programming to get people engaged with their heritage, https://www.daytonhistory.org/

Jeff Carter is President of Bethany Seminary on the campus of Earlham College. He has a long history of being a person of faith. Columbian Properties believes that there is a spirituality in where we live. We have asked Jeff to reflect on that, https://bethanyseminary.edu/staff/jeff-carter/

Bill Taft was Wayne County’s first Director of Main Street. After a successful time here he and his wife Joanna moved to Indianapolis. Bill took on the development in the Fountain Square area. Later he worked with Indianapolis LISC and then the National LISC. He now works with the Sagamore Institute. Bill will discuss several topics focusing on older residential neighborhoods, https://sagamoreinstitute.org/

We do charge $35.00 to attend the conference. Reservations can be made on Eventbrite or mail a check to Richmond Columbian Properties P.O. Box 294 Richmond, Indiana 47375. Information on the website will be available soon, richmondcolumbianproperties.org.



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Richmond Columbian Properties, William G. Scott House

Richmond Columbian Propereties is a non-profit organization working to preserve the William G. Scott House, and be an advocate for community reinvestment and neighborhood/historic preservation. This years conference will discuss the importance of community engagement in the decision making and planning of neighborhood nd community reinvestment. it will explore issues relted to participatory democracy, grassfoots organization and collaborative leadership.