East Central – Page 2 – Muncie Neighborhoods

May 4, 2015December 28, 2015

World Changers Looking to Repair Homes in Several Neighborhoods

According to an article posted in the Sunday, May 3rd edition of the Star Press, World Changers will be returning to Muncie this summer to do exterior repairs on a total of approximately 20 properties within the Blaine, McKinley, Gilbert, East Central and Whitely neighborhoods. World Changers’ work may include foundation or porch repair, vinyl siding, door or garage repair, house painting, wheelchair ramp/accessibility items and other miscellaneous repairs. In order to qualify for the program, homes must be home-owner occupied, be located in the target neighborhoods, be current on sewage and tax bills, and have property insurance. Owners must submit an application and provide proof of income. A PDF version of the application is available below. It is also available at the City of Muncie’s Community Development Department office,online, or at the Kennedy and Maring-Hunt libraries. Applications are due by 4 p.m. May 22 at the Community Development Office.

For more information call Community Development at (765)747-4825.

World Changers 2015 – application

May 2, 2015January 8, 2016

PHOTOS: May 02, 2015 – Neighborhood Clean-ups

Members of the East Central, Forest Park, Blaine, Southeast, South Central, Industry, and Pettigrew Acres Neighborhood Associations partnered with the Muncie Sanitary District to help clean-up their communities. The first date of the spring clean-ups was May 2nd. Volunteers helped pick up trash and debris alongside their neighbors. Thank you to all those who helped beautify the city as part of the spring neighborhood cleanups.

December 6, 2014December 18, 2015

December 06-07, 2014 – Victorian Christmas Annual Holiday Home Tour

East Central & Old West End Neighborhood Associations hosted their annual Holiday home tour on Saturday, December 6th from 4-8 pm and Sunday, December 7th from 1-5 pm. Tickets were $10.00 each (children 10 and under free) and were available for purchase at the Emily Kimbrough Christmas shop, 715 E. Washington St.

October 26, 2014December 18, 2015

October 26, 2014 – Magical Great Pumpkin Carving

Washington St. was closed from Vine to Pershing for games and prizes for the kids along with a free pumpkin carve and take home. This year’s games were the Magical Pumpkin Cupcake Walk, Pumpkin Golf, Pumpkin Penny Pitch, and Pumpkin Bucket Beanbag Toss. The free event was sponsored by the East Central Neighborhood Association.

October 17, 2014December 18, 2015

October 17, 2014 – All Things Pumpkin

The East Central neighborhood purchased the historic Emily Kimbrough house and hosted a fundraiser to help raise funds for its rehabilitation and reuse as a community gathering place. The All Things Pumpkin fundraiser included a tour of two of the neighborhood’s most prominent painted ladies all decked out for All Hallow’s Eve, along with a tour of the Emily Kimbrough home.

July 14, 2014August 9, 2017

East Central Neighborhood

History

The discovery of vast natural gas reserves in the 1880’s in the Muncie area attracted businesses that could take advantage of the cheap source of energy. Most notably, the Ball brothers moved their famous Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing company in Muncie. With the influx of new money and citizens, the downtown core could no longer provide enough land for residential development. The local developers at the time then looked east and what is now know as the East Central Neighborhood was born.The new industrialists in the city constructed many of the early homes. As a consequence, these homes were often large and ornate. By the time the gas reserves were largely exhausted in the early 1900’s, the size of the newer homes were smaller and less grand. This history created the eclectic mix of housing sizes and styles in the neighborhood.As the bulk of the houses in the neighborhood were constructed in the 1880’s and 1890’s the predominate style of architecture was Victorian. Later infill construction provided some Arts and Crafts homes.

The East-Central Neighborhood is home to two different historic districts. The Emily Kimbrough Historic District was established in 1976 as a City of Muncie historic district and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 (the area of the district was expanded in 1989). The Kirby Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Neighborhood Association

The East Central Neighborhood Association Board of Directors meets every second Thursday at 7:00 pm at the Emily Kimbrough House (715 E. Washington St.). The meeting is open to the public. The East Central Neighborhood Association’s full membership meeting is a chili supper held every third Thursday in October at the Main Street Methodist Fellowship Hall, 115 S. Pershing.

Spring 2015 ECNA Newsletter

East Central Neighborhood Association Plan & Immersive Learning Project