Quinby Building

Built in 1882 by Thomas Cunningham to house the Cunningham National Bank. Present facade reflects a circa 1922 remodeling when the name was changed to the Quinby Building.

Partial facade restoration was made possible in 1990 by a grant from the ...

Brookville College

Site of Brookville College erected 1852 - - 1872. “Julia Dumont Society” founded here December 16th 1853. Original building purchased by Brookville and served as Public School 1873 - - 1912. Building razed 1912 and present older building erected.

Marker is ...

Humboldt Yokum House

This house was built in 1890 by Dr. Humboldt Yokum. The son of Dr. George Yokum, he grew up in the house next door. Humboldt acted as peace emissary during the controversy over moving the county seat. He rode into ...

Brookville Historic District

Platted 1808 along Whitewater River, Brookville was an important entry point to interior lands opened to settlement. The district's concentration of well-preserved buildings reflects the city's continued prosperity. Brookville Historic District listed in National Register, 1975.

Marker is on Main Street ...

Birkett-Cresap

In the 1830s Isaac Baker, Sr. bought a two-story log house on this site from the heirs of Daniel Capito. The Bakers lived here and operated a hotel called the Rising Sun. In 1843, Baker lost the property because of ...

William Beaumont, M. D.

Pioneer in Physiology

Born Lebanon, Conn. 1785

Died St. Louis, Mo. 1853

At old Fort Crawford, one mile and a half northwest of this spot, one hundred years ago, Doctor Beaumont, a surgeon in the United States Army, performed those experiments on Alexis ...

Isaac Baker House

John Earle owned the original log home situated on this property. He operated a mill on Files Creek, possibly built by Jacob Westfall near the original Westfall fort.

In 1879, Earle sold this property, as well as the larger adjoining property ...

Bedingfield Inn

The Bedingfield Inn or Tavern was constructed on this site in 1836 by Dr. Bryan N. Bedingfield as a family residence and stagecoach stop. It was a center for commercial and community activities and a one-day's travel from Columbus, Fort ...

Brookville, Franklin County

Home of four Indiana Governors:

James B. Ray, 1825-1831;

Noah Noble, 1831-1837;

David Wallace, 1837-1840 and

Abram A. Hammond, 1860-1861.

Location of United States Land Office

from 1820 to 1825.

Marker is on U.S. 52 south of Sonja Avenue, on the ...

A Supply Hub

City Point’s location at the confluence of the James and Appomattox Rivers made it an ideal hub for the movement of men and material.

From City Point, supplies and men traveled by road and rail to the Petersburg front. Troops or ...