Hay-Morrison House: birthplace and home of Abraham Lincoln's private secretary and Secretary of State under William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, John Hay, and is on the National Register of Historic Places since 1971. It was purchased in 1837 by Hay's father, Dr. Charles Hay. The Washington County Historical Society purchased the home in 1967, and restored it to an 1840 appearance.[2]
Pioneer Village: a "living village" typical of the 1840s in Indiana. The general store and post office were from New Philadelphia, Indiana, and the bell tower, blacksmith, cabin, carpenter, church, jail, loom, school, and smokehouse buildings were constructed of logs from old Washington County stores and homes.
Stevens Memorial Museum: It was built in 1970 from materials of several local historic buildings, particularly brick. It holds several artifacts of Indiana and American importance, and a genealogy center. Exhibits include a dentist office, a local candy maker, and antebellum attorneys. Additions were added in 1984 and 1995.
Depot Railroad Museum: Built to resemble the depot burned by John Hunt Morgan in 1863, and holds various railroad memorabilia and panoramas of the Washington County, Indiana landscape in historical times. This includes a money chest that was checked by Morgan's Raiders for money, and when it revealed only tools, the depot was burned. It was dedicated on September 22, 2001, thanks to the efforts of local retired newspaper editor Cecil Smith; whose collection was the basis of the depot, with several grants from contributors and 39 students moved the model trains to the newly built building.[3]
No money was ever borrowed to make improvements on the center; everything was paid with funds already in hand. The center was the brainchild of native Everett Dean, who had a fondness for local history. Much of his memorabilia are within the museum.
^"Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Clara Marie Burns; Lulie Davis; Everett S. Dean (1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hay-Morrison House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs
^. Archived from the original on 2006-03-26. Retrieved 2006-09-21.
Referencesedit
Conn, Earl L. (2006). My Indiana:101 Places to See. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society Press. pp. 206–7.
External linksedit
Information from the city's website
Depot Railroad Museum's official site
Washington County listings at National Register of Historic Places
January 01, 1970
john, center, eastern, edge, salem, downtown, historic, district, salem, indiana, comprises, morrison, house, birthplace, home, abraham, lincoln, private, secretary, secretary, state, under, william, mckinley, theodore, roosevelt, john, national, register, his. The John Hay Center is on the eastern edge of the Salem Downtown Historic District in Salem Indiana It comprises Hay Morrison House birthplace and home of Abraham Lincoln s private secretary and Secretary of State under William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt John Hay and is on the National Register of Historic Places since 1971 It was purchased in 1837 by Hay s father Dr Charles Hay The Washington County Historical Society purchased the home in 1967 and restored it to an 1840 appearance 2 Pioneer Village a living village typical of the 1840s in Indiana The general store and post office were from New Philadelphia Indiana and the bell tower blacksmith cabin carpenter church jail loom school and smokehouse buildings were constructed of logs from old Washington County stores and homes Stevens Memorial Museum It was built in 1970 from materials of several local historic buildings particularly brick It holds several artifacts of Indiana and American importance and a genealogy center Exhibits include a dentist office a local candy maker and antebellum attorneys Additions were added in 1984 and 1995 Depot Railroad Museum Built to resemble the depot burned by John Hunt Morgan in 1863 and holds various railroad memorabilia and panoramas of the Washington County Indiana landscape in historical times This includes a money chest that was checked by Morgan s Raiders for money and when it revealed only tools the depot was burned It was dedicated on September 22 2001 thanks to the efforts of local retired newspaper editor Cecil Smith whose collection was the basis of the depot with several grants from contributors and 39 students moved the model trains to the newly built building 3 Hay Morrison HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtContributing propertyFront and southern end of the houseShow map of Washington County IndianaShow map of IndianaShow map of the United StatesLocationSalem IndianaCoordinates38 36 18 98 N 86 5 50 01 W 38 6052722 N 86 0972250 W 38 6052722 86 0972250Built1824Architectural styleFederalNRHP reference No 71000007 1 Added to NRHPOctober 26 1971 No money was ever borrowed to make improvements on the center everything was paid with funds already in hand The center was the brainchild of native Everett Dean who had a fondness for local history Much of his memorabilia are within the museum Gallery edit nbsp Cabins in the Pioneer Village nbsp Old Settlers Days festival within the Center nbsp Panorama inside the DepotSee also editList of attractions and events in the Louisville metropolitan area National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County IndianaNotes edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service January 23 2007 Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database SHAARD Searchable database Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology Retrieved 2016 07 01 Note This includes Clara Marie Burns Lulie Davis Everett S Dean 1970 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Hay Morrison House PDF Retrieved 2016 07 01 and Accompanying photographs lt the depot track talk news gt Archived from the original on 2006 03 26 Retrieved 2006 09 21 References editConn Earl L 2006 My Indiana 101 Places to See Indianapolis Indiana Historical Society Press pp 206 7 External links editJohn Hay Center Information from the city s website Depot Railroad Museum s official site Washington County listings at National Register of Historic Places Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Hay Center amp oldid 1171270219, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
