Jeremiah Sullivan House
One of four museums owned and operated by Historic Madison, Inc., the Jeremiah Sullivan house, built in 1818, is considered Madison's first mansion. The house exhibits fine Federal style details in the front entrance and throughout. The Sullivan family has an illustrious history in Indiana and throughout the United States-Jeremiah Sullivan named Indianapolis, grandson Thomas L. Sullivan and great-grandson Reginald Sullivan each served as Mayor of Indianapolis.
Summer Day-trip to Madison, Indiana
Another bucket list excursion with my sister Shirley accompanied by my nieces: The historic Ohio River town of Madison is located on the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Louisville. Founded in 1809, Madison’s charming historic downtown shopping district is chocked full of antique and specialty shops. In all, there are 133 historic blocks in Madison that are on the National Register of Historic Places.
Our trip includes a tour of the historic building in Madison that has been designated a National Historic Landmark. The James F. D. Lanier Mansion is one of the best examples of Greek Revival architecture in the country. Designed by Francis Costigan, an obscure craftsman who appeared in the Ohio Valley in the early 19th century and used the pattern books of Minard Lafever and Asher Benjamin to design and build the grandest residence in Madison. The mansion was completed and occupied in 1844.
James Franklin Doughty Lanier was one of Madison’s pioneers. Lanier moved to Madison in 1817 and practiced law. In the 1820’s, he served as clerk of the Indiana General Assembly, but turned to banking and finance in the 1830’s. His activities in banking and railroad development made him one of the most important figures in Indiana’s history. In 1834, he became president of the Madison Branch of the State Bank of Indiana. He was a major investor in Indiana’s first railroad, the Madison and Indianapolis, completed in 1847. The home remained in the Lanier Family until in 1917 when it was given to the Jefferson County Historical Society. In 1925, with the family's blessing, the society gave control of building and grounds to the state, which promptly opened it publicly as a historic house museum. The 1840’s splendor of the central hall of the interior with its elegant spiral staircase has been restored.
List of National Historic Landmarks in Indiana | Wikipedia audio article
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List of National Historic Landmarks in Indiana
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The National Historic Landmarks in Indiana represent Indiana's history from the Native American era to its early European settlers and motor racing. There are 42 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in the state, which are located in 23 of its 92 counties. They illustrate the state's industrial and architectural heritage, as well as battles, circuses, education, and several other topics. One of the NHLs in the state has military significance, fourteen are significant examples of different architectural styles, nine are associated with significant historical figures, and one is an archaeological site. Two NHL properties, both ships that were formerly located in Indiana, were later moved to another state.The National Historic Landmark Program is administered by the National Park Service, a branch of the Department of the Interior. The National Park Service determines which properties meet NHL criteria and makes nomination recommendations after an owner notification process. The Secretary of the Interior reviews nominations and, based on a set of predetermined criteria, makes a decision on NHL designation or a determination of eligibility for designation. Both public and privately owned properties can be designated as NHLs. This designation provides indirect, partial protection of the historic integrity of the properties via tax incentives, grants, monitoring of threats, and other means. Owners may object to the nomination of the property as a NHL. When this is the case the Secretary of the Interior can only designate a site as eligible for designation.All NHLs are also included on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), a list of historic properties that the National Park Service deems to be worthy of preservation. The primary difference between a NHL and a NRHP listing is that the NHLs are determined to have national significance, while other NRHP properties are deemed significant at the local or state level. The NHLs in Indiana comprise approximately 2% of the 1,656 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana as of December 2009. The landmarks are among the most important nationally recognized historic sites in the state; the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park is one other site that has high designation by the Federal government.
Marion County, the location of the state capital Indianapolis, has the most NHLs, with ten, followed by Bartholomew County with seven and Jefferson County with four. Twenty counties have one, while the other 69 counties of Indiana have none. Indiana's first NHL was designated on October 9, 1960. Architects who designed multiple Indiana NHLs are Francis Costigan, William Dentzel, and Eero Saarinen.
Eight Historic Landmarks in Indiana are more specifically designated National Historic Landmark Districts, meaning that they cover a large area rather than a single building. The Lanier Mansion and Charles L. Shrewsbury House are within the boundaries of the Madison Historic District.