The Hermitage (Brookville, Indiana)

The Hermitage

The Hermitage, March 2012
Location 650 E. 8th St., Brookville, Indiana
Coordinates 39°25′21″N 85°0′17″W / 39.42250°N 85.00472°W / 39.42250; -85.00472Coordinates: 39°25′21″N 85°0′17″W / 39.42250°N 85.00472°W / 39.42250; -85.00472
Area 6.1 acres (2.5 ha)
Built c. 1835 (1835), 1898
Built by Adams, John Ottis; et.al.
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 04000209[1]
Added to NRHP March 22, 2004

The Hermitage, also known as the John Ottis Adams and Winifred Brady Adams Home and Studio, is a historic home located at Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana. The original house was built about 1835, and reconfigured in 1898. It is a 1 1/2-story, Bungalow / American Craftsman inspired frame dwelling sheathed in clapboard. It features a full-width front porch supported by 17 tapered columns. At each end of the house are artists studios. A rear section rises to 2 1/2-stories. Also on the property are the levee built after a flood in 1913, contributing gazebo (c. 1910), pergola (c. 1910), and outhouse. It was the home of artist J. Ottis Adams (1851-1927).[2]:2–3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1] It is located in the Brookville Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Martha Shea and Paul Diebold (March 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: The Hermitage" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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