Huddleston Farmhouse
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The Huddleston Farmhouse Inn in Mount Auburn, Indiana
, is an historic inn that once served travelers along the National Road
. It was owned by former-Quaker John Huddleston who, with his wife Susannah, and 11 children, offered lodging, cooking materials, and a place for their horses to rest for the night.
The house is three stories high, using 125,000 bricks. The property consists of 78 acres (315,655.1 m²). On the land includes the main house, spring kitchen, smoke house, and two barns. Some recents research on the property suggests that there may have been another building built on the property as well by the Huddlestons.
The main house is three stories. Before renovations the basement consisted of three separated rooms that could only be entered from outside. Two of the rooms were lodging for guests. The middle room was John's shop where he would sell items to travelers passing through. On the middle level there is a kitchen, a family room, a dining room, and a formal parlor. The third floor was where the bedrooms would have been.
The property was purchased by Indiana Landmarks in 1966 with funds provided by the organization's founder, Eli Lilly
. The house, barn, and other outbuildings have been restored and serve as combination museum and eastern regional office of Indiana Landmarks. It is open to the public for tours and special events including hearth suppers with food of the period is cooked in the fireplace.
Mount Auburn, Indiana
Mount Auburn is a town in Jackson Township, Wayne County, Indiana, United States. The population was 117 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Mount Auburn is located at ....
, is an historic inn that once served travelers along the National Road
National Road
The National Road or Cumberland Road was the first major improved highway in the United States to be built by the federal government. Construction began heading west in 1811 at Cumberland, Maryland, on the Potomac River. It crossed the Allegheny Mountains and southwestern Pennsylvania, reaching...
. It was owned by former-Quaker John Huddleston who, with his wife Susannah, and 11 children, offered lodging, cooking materials, and a place for their horses to rest for the night.
The house is three stories high, using 125,000 bricks. The property consists of 78 acres (315,655.1 m²). On the land includes the main house, spring kitchen, smoke house, and two barns. Some recents research on the property suggests that there may have been another building built on the property as well by the Huddlestons.
The main house is three stories. Before renovations the basement consisted of three separated rooms that could only be entered from outside. Two of the rooms were lodging for guests. The middle room was John's shop where he would sell items to travelers passing through. On the middle level there is a kitchen, a family room, a dining room, and a formal parlor. The third floor was where the bedrooms would have been.
The property was purchased by Indiana Landmarks in 1966 with funds provided by the organization's founder, Eli Lilly
Eli Lilly (industrialist)
Eli Lilly was a pharmaceutical industrialist and philanthropist from Indiana, United States.- Business :Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Eli Lilly was President of Eli Lilly and Company. He was named for his grandfather, Colonel Eli Lilly, who founded the family business...
. The house, barn, and other outbuildings have been restored and serve as combination museum and eastern regional office of Indiana Landmarks. It is open to the public for tours and special events including hearth suppers with food of the period is cooked in the fireplace.