Downtown in Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Wilson House Site

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 19, 2019

1. Wilson House Site Marker

Inscription. Revolutionary War veteran Isaac Wilson, one of the first settlers in Indianapolis, built a frame house on this site in 1821 or 1822. Just west of this location Wilson built the first mill for grinding grain on Fall Creek. Wilson died in 1823 and was buried immediately southeast of the house, as eventually were his wife Sarah and three other families. Family members resided in the house until the 1920s, when the university purchased the property and razed the house to make room for hospital expansion. Wilson Street, just north of Riley Hospital, was named for Isaac Wilson.

Erected 2007 by Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1821.

Location. 39° 46.573′ N, 86° 10.714′ W. Marker is in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Marion County. It is in Downtown. It is on Barnhill Drive south of West Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 635 Barnhill Drive,

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Indianapolis IN 46202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Plague Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Emerson Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); This Tablet Marks the Homestead of Isaac Wilson, Pioneer and Patriot. (within shouting distance of this marker); Robert W. Long Hospital (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Riley Hospital for Children (about 500 feet away); The College Inn Site (about 700 feet away); Coleman Hall (about 700 feet away); Indiana's Mazzini (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indianapolis.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 19, 2019

2. Wilson House Site Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 659 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.