Nashville in Brown County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Frank Hohenberger

1876 -1963

Courtesy of Thomas P. Martin, October 23, 2021

1. Frank Hohenberger Marker (side A)

Inscription.
Photographer, artist, and newspaper columnist Frank Hohenberger moved to Nashville in 1917. Through his black and white, large format photographs, he documented the residents, artists, daily life, traditions, and natural beauty of Brown County. From 1923-1954, he wrote an Indianapolis Star column, “Down in the Hills O' Brown County” that helped popularize the area.

Hohenberger took over 15,000 photographs and negatives during his career, including “The Liar's Bench,” one of his best-selling prints. He was commissioned for projects across Indiana and in other states and delivered many illustrated lectures on his work. His internationally popular photographs have been preserved at the Lilly Library, Indiana University.

Erected 2019 by Indiana Historical Bureau • Peaceful Valley Heritage Preservation Inc. • Brown County Community Foundation. (Marker Number 7.2019.1.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 39° 12.41′ N, 86° 14.812′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Indiana, in Brown County. It is

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on South Van Buren Street (Indiana Route 135) south of East Main Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15 S Van Buren St, Nashville IN 47448, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Frank P. Taggart Building (a few steps from this marker); The Nashville House (within shouting distance of this marker); 09.11.2001 (within shouting distance of this marker); Brown County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Brown County (Indiana) Courthouse on National Register (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Pump House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Brown County Art Colony (about

Frank Hohenberger Marker (side B) image. Click for full size.

Courtesy of Thomas P. Martin, October 23, 2021

2. Frank Hohenberger Marker (side B)

400 feet away); Welcome to the Abe Martin Lodge (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Also see . . .
1. Frank M. Hohenberger | 1976. Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame biography of the well-known photographer. (Submitted on October 25, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Lilly Library > Frank M. Hohenberger Photograph Collection. Indiana University website entry:
Searchable database of the collection, with images available online. (Submitted on October 25, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Frank Hohenberger Marker image. Click for full size.

Courtesy of Thomas P. Martin, October 23, 2021

3. Frank Hohenberger Marker

Looking north along Van Buren Street.

Frank M. Hohenberger image. Click for full size.

via University of Indiana, Lilly Library / Fair use

4. Frank M. Hohenberger

Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 493 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 25, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.