Historic Landmarks

• Boiling Spring Academy

  An early brick schoolhouse in Brentwood, one of the oldest surviving school buildings in the county.

• Carnton

  A brick plantation house in Franklin known for its two-story rear gallery and its role as a field hospital during the 1864 Battle of Franklin.

• Century of Progress Homes

  A group of five experimental houses from the Chicago World’s Fair, now part of Indiana Dunes National Park.

• Cool Springs House

  A historic two-story farmhouse that was moved to Crockett Park in Brentwood and restored as a community venue.

• Indiana World War Memorial

  A massive limestone memorial building on the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza, with Ionic colonnades and a stepped pyramidal roof.

• Indianapolis Union Station

  A red-brick and granite railroad station downtown, with a clock tower, a large rose window, and a vaulted main hall.

• Lotz House

  A two-story house in Franklin, now a museum, known for the craftsmanship of its builder and its location on the Battle of Franklin battlefield.

• Marquette Park Pavilion

  A beachfront pavilion and bathhouse in Gary’s Miller Beach area, overlooking Lake Michigan.

• Mooreland

  A two-story brick antebellum house in Brentwood with a tall columned front portico.

• Nashville Union Station

  A former railroad station on Broadway, built of rough-faced stone with a tall clock tower, now operating as a hotel.

• Old Lake County Courthouse

  A red-brick and limestone former courthouse on the Crown Point square, with a central clock tower.

• Ryman Auditorium

  A red-brick Gothic Revival assembly hall in downtown Nashville, famous as the long-time home of the Grand Ole Opry.

• Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument

  A tall Indiana limestone monument at the center of Monument Circle, ringed by fountains, terraces, and bronze sculpture.

• Tennessee State Capitol

  The limestone seat of Tennessee government, set on a hilltop with columned porticoes on its sides and a tall lantern tower.

• The Athenaeum (Das Deutsche Haus)

  A brick social and athletic club building on Massachusetts Avenue with steep gables and decorative terra cotta.

• The Factory at Franklin

  A former stove factory complex converted into shops, restaurants, and event space.

• The Parthenon, Nashville

  A full-scale replica of the ancient Parthenon in Athens, first built in temporary materials for the 1897 exposition and later rebuilt in permanent concrete.

• Williamson County Courthouse

  The historic courthouse on Franklin’s town square, with a columned front portico facing Main Street.