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 Staff (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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