UPDATE: You can now pay membership dues online!
Please see the section below entitled
How can I join the Elm Heights Neighborhood Association?.
Elm Heights Neighborhood 2024 Picnic
Please join your neighbors at the Woodlawn Shelter House in Bryan Park for a picnic on Sunday, October 6, 2024, from 3:00 - 7:00 pm.
The Elm Heights Neighborhood Association will provide grilled food and beverages, as well as plates and cutlery.
We would love to try everyone's favorite potluck side dish contributions!
Games for neighbors of all ages are also planned.
Please add this fun event to your calendar!
Part of Elm Heights is an 'Historic District'
The Bloomington City Council unanimously approved the creation of the Elm Heights Historic District in 2012.
A group of Elm Heights residents developed the guidelines for the Elm Heights Historic District and conducted workshops for resident input. The completed guidelines are now available on the City's web site.
Where is the Elm Heights neighborhood?
Generally, it lies directly south of the main part of the Indiana University campus. (The proposed Historic District is only a part of the entire neighborhood.) It includes owner occupied homes and student rental homes and apartment buildings. The homes in the western part of the neighborhood were built in the early 1900s. The majority of homes were built in the 1920s. Some "in fill" homes were added after World War II, with very few built after that. The Neighborhood Association defines the area as:
Northern Boundary: The south side of Third Street from Washington Street to Swain Avenue.
Eastern Boundary: From Third Street extending South on both sides of Swain Avenue, Sheridan Drive and Jordan Avenue to Davis Street.
Southern Boundary: Both sides of Davis Street and all properties north of Weatherstone Lane. From Weatherstone Lane north to Southdowns then diagonally west through Bryan Park to its northwestern corner at Henderson St. North on Henderson St. to First then west on First St. to Washington St.
Western Boundary: Washington Street from First to Third Street.
Map of Elm Heights and a tool to find out what neighborhood you're in and other things about your home address.
To learn more, visit the City of Bloomington's web site description of Elm Heights or take a walking tour.
How can I connect with my Elm Heights neighbors?
Sign up for the Elm Heights residents email listserv to receive messages of interest to residents and for information about EHNA meetings and activities. (This list is moderated to prevent spam. Only subscribers can email to the list.) Messages usually regard housing availability, incidents of vandalism, referral requests for specific skills (plaster, roofing, yard work, etc.).
A list of providers of services recommended by neighbors who have responded to queries on the listserv is updated regularly. It is available to Elm Heights neighbors who ask on the listserv.
How can I join the Elm Heights Neighborhood Association?
Membership in the Association is available to adults (18 years or older) currently residing in Elm Heights Neighborhood in Bloomington, Indiana. Annual dues are $10 per person with a maximum of $30 (three adults) paying in one household. Annual memberships begin September 1 and continue through August 31 of the following year.
You can pay membership dues by sending your payment, along with member information, to PO Box 513, Bloomington 47402 or by completing this online payment form. You can also pay dues at an EHNA meeting or activity.
What are the objectives of the EHNA?
- Provide a voice for the members of the Association.
- Maintain and improve the sense of community, integrity, and dignity of Elm Heights neighborhood.
- Preserve the residential quality of Elm Heights.
- Encourage homeowners, renters, and owners of rental properties and businesses to maintain and improve the Elm Heights neighborhood.
- Promote orderly and compatible land use in Elm Heights.
- Promote long-range planning for the benefit of the neighborhood.
- Work together on problems and issues of common concern.
- Help assure there be no discrimination in housing on the basis of race, gender, religion, national origin, age, or sexual orientation.
