I had been in seminary in Richmond for quite some time before I learned that an almost nine-tenths…read moremile of East Main Street is known as Millionaire's Row. This includes the 175-acre Glen Miller Park. Richmond grew east and north of what is Old Richmond. The homes along East Main Street, largely multi-storied mansions, joined with the Starr Historic District during an era when Richmond was home to 47 millionaires during the 19th century. There are walking tours here, however, I'm struck by how "normal" this residential area is these days. formerly, folks like Henry Gennett, lawn mower manufacturer Elwood W. McGuire, and architect John Hasecoster called the area home. To this day, it feels both historic and affluent. If you're not familiar with Richmond, Main Street is really part of US 40 (which is Washington Street here in Indy). This entire district includes 84 contributing buildings, 11 structures, and five objects. Architecture includes Queen Anne, Italianate, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Classical Revival, and for the more ordinary homes bungalow/American Craftsman. The Madonna of the Trail statute is here as are several other homes. While Glen Miller Park isn't necessarily fancy, it's a quite beautiful park and for sure worth a visit. As is probably obvious with such old homes, accessibility isn't the greatest around here. I've done a couple wheeling events in Richmond, and I always make a point of visiting this area. However, I've only had A handful of minor opportunities to actually go in the homes. I've often thought about how much I even just love some of these porches. Absolutely amazing.

The East Main Street-Glen Miller Park Historic District in Richmond, IN. comprises an almost…read morenine-tenths mile length of East Main Street between 18th and 30th Streets, including the 175 acres of Glen Miller Park. This area is also known as Indianapolis's "Millionaire Row." The overall character of East Main Street is that of a broad tree-lined residential street--with some fine homes. The park district recognizes the historical significance of East Main as a major entrance to Richmond and the Richmond Tourism Bureau has free public access walking tours, if you are interested in a closer look. I was very impressed with the lovely, sturdy brick houses, circa 1880, that reflect the early existence of the street as part of the National Road. There are larger, ornate residences such as those of architect John Hasecoster, piano and phonograph manufacturer Henry Gennett, and lawn mower manufacturer Elwood W. McGuire that "attest to the prominence of the street in the decades around the turn of the century," said www.waynet.org, These distinctive homes have been referred to as "Millionaire's Row". Not every home here is a mega-mansion here but the street and residential area has a well-tended attractiveness that cannot be denied. Glen Miller Park was originally owned by John Miller, an executive with the Pennsylvania Railroad. The city purchased the land from Miller and named the park in his honor, opening it in 1880. The park is still owned by the city and maintained by it. Glen Miller Park is proof of the relationship in the past century of parkway and housing development. Two features once characteristic of many American cities - the large outlying park, and the grand residential street leading to and from the center of town - are here and remarkably well preserved. If in the Richmond area, I would certainly go admire and appreciate this beautiful Historical District and Millionaire's Row.

A very friendly guy working the place. It was fun to view all the rooms which were about mid…read more1800s-1920s. The upstairs bedroom was my favorite. There was even an old school room. The place was free, but they take donations. You should go check it out if you love history! The main exhibit changes out.

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Impressive home from an impressive family. Tim, our tour guide was fantastic! We learned so much…read moretoday that we didn't know about the Wright family.

This is a tour of the Wright Brothers home. You can only get a tour on Wednesday or Saturday with…read morejust 2 times available on each day. I gave 4 stars because it states that these are small tours with only a van of people, but there was a car following us. It made it very crowded in some of the rooms and hard to see at times. The van was crowded also and a bit uncomfortable. No seatbelts. Laura our tour guide was excellent. She knew her stuff! The home itself was great. Where there were changes to the home, Laura had before pictures. It takes about 90 minutes.

came across this awesome property while on a random drive about last summer and just now going…read morethrough the photos on my memory card. I have a lot more that I shared on FB of the inside of the schoolhouse/library I'll add later when I find them again. Just a wonderful step back in history!

I love it when you discover something new when you're just out driving around in the country. Last…read moreweekend, we were taking a drive and came across an area known as Meltzer Woods. It is a beautiful wooded area located about 8 miles outside of Shelbyville, IN. The area has been turned over to the state and is now a 48 acre protected nature reserve. There is quite a bit of history surrounding these woods. If you do some online research on the Meltzer Woods topic, you will quickly find some interesting facts. While driving away from the nature preserve, on the same side of the rode sits a beautiful historical farm owned by the Meltzer family. The sign on the cabin near the road says it is a Hoosier Homestead Farm and has been owned by the same family for over 150 years! For me, the serene property instantly made me wonder what it would have been like to have lived on a farm like this some time ago. I got out of the car and wandered down the lane a little bit to get some pictures and ran into a couple friendly donkeys. On the other side of the lane were some free range chickens wandering about. There is a large brick farmhouse that sits away from the road and a brick sidewalk leading up to the house. There is also a huge, old barn with the Meltzer family name painted on the roof. The property has been well maintained. This historical area would be an excellent place to take the kids and teach them about nature and to show them a beautiful farm setting. I don't believe the farm is open to the public, but the woods next to it has some nice walking trails that anyone is welcome to enjoy! Review #39 - 10/01/16

"Where it All Began…read more. In 1893 Wing and Mahurin began construction on Robert and Clara's Romanesque styled mansion. Same architect as the University of Saint Francis' Bass Mansion and The History Center both in Fort Wayne. Robert served as a 2 time state senator, assistant U.S. Commissioner for Indiana, huge investor in natural gas, (the reason Fort Wayne & even Chicago got natural gas when they did) and was a prominent lawyer. Clara helped form the first classes at the Fort Wayne Art School and was the co-founder of the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. The couple was originally from the Muncie area but moved up here for business purposes. They were a very prominent couple during their years here in Fort Wayne. Not only did Clara leave her forever footsteps at the Art Museum, Robert's law firm is still going strong known as the Barrett-McNagny law firm serving the local area still today. They only had one child Bessie but unfortunately due to illness died at 11 months old. After Robert's death in 1901 the home was sold to William K. Noble who ran a lumber company that operated in 3 states. His family of 3 lived there for 22 years and sold the building for $50,000 to The Klaehn Funeral home. In 1935 the west side addition was added due to high demand. At this time funerals were no longer held in the residents home as they were done in the 1800s. Today there are over 14,000 square feet in this absolutely breathtaking mansion. No detail has gone unnoticed. It remained a funeral home for over 93 years. Until they left the building in 2018 and the Sturm's bought the building in 2020 to preserve its beauty. We want to preserve our precious history first and foremost. History is the reason why we are all here today! We are SOOO PASSIONATE about preserving and sharing this place with the world!" My friend Jesse from JMH Fotografy https://www.facebook.com/jmhfotografy?mibextid=2JQ9oc https://instagram.com/jmhfotografy?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== was one of the invitees to do a Spooky Photo Shoot. Every room ( and there are lots of them ) have original wood work, beautiful pocket doors. Chandeliers, staircase is beautiful, stained glass, big open spaces. Since this was a funeral home for nearly 100 years there are bits and pieces of that history still here too. The building had a great vibe inside and out. They are raising money for more renovations so book an event. And call Jesse for photos. I was his assistant for the day. We had such a great time.

Amazing place and very beautiful atmosphere. Very welcoming and you will fall in love with the…read morearchitecture of the 130 year old building

Fantastic restoration, classic design by FLW. Excellent docent lead tour with only five of us which…read morefelt very personal. Highly recommend

This is a living museum. Hands on for sure. A gem of a home that has undergone a multimillion…read moredollar makeover to its original state. The building was once chopped up into several units after the original owners. Everything invites you to touch and feel unlike most Wright museums. The furniture is sparse and reproductions. The guide invites us to sit and feel the experience. We learned lots of insider info from our knowledgeable host. Go and see this living gem.

Laura was an excellent tour guide! She is incredibly knowledgeable and eager to answer questions,…read moreshe is also very funny. I highly recommend the Ultimate Queen City Underground Tour, I learned so much about Over The Rhine!!

What a great time! We did the Queen Tour with Harrison-he was so engaging and very nice to…read moreentertain the kiddos! It was perfect weather-hot outside and a perfect cool down refrigerator temp in the "caves". Wear tennis shoes and it does last the full 90 minutes-time does fly though! Again-Harrison was just great! Great work!

Wow never use painters tape on laminate on an airstream it will peel off the paint of your…read morelaminate. Just shows you how cheap Air Stream is.

If you own an Airstream and you need service this is where you come. While you are getting the work…read moredone you can take a tour of the factory. It's a walking tour and you'll get to see all the stages that a trailer goes through as it is hand made on the assembly line. There is also a comfortable waiting area with fresh coffee and drinks available. They also have a parts store where you can pick up those hard to find gadgets that you need as well as some Airstream stuff, shirts, mugs, etc. The staff is very friendly

Y'all!!!! I am not a frequent flyer at places like this but my son wanted to go with some friends…read morefor his birthday so we did. Things were pretty quiet until about 1:30 in the morning. Around 2:51 (haha "around" and then I post the exact time) we all RAN out of there and drove home - an HOUR tired, hungry, and freaked out! Blackford County Jail does NOT disappoint and the owners are awesome!!! MUST GO!!!