Lawrenceburg in Dearborn County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Hunt House Hotel
Federal Style
| | 1819 | |
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009
1. Hunt House Hotel Marker
1812 Jacob Horner buys lot #157, builds log tavern on corner.
1817 Jesse Hunt leases Horners Tavern.
1818 Hunt purchases and removes log tavern.
1819 Hunt builds first 3-story brick building in Indiana, Benj. Stockman, brick mason. Livestock drovers enter tavern through cellar.
c.1825 Hunt buys lot #158; 3-story additions to east & south. Hunt House operates over 50 years.
c.1885 Known as Grand Hotel; remodeled after floods of 1882-83-84, pressed metal cornice added.
c.1900 Operating as Anderson House.
c.1920 Perry A. Kind operates King Hotel until 70's. Bedford stone facing added c.1960.
1988 Hunts Tavern restaurant closes. Hotel vacant, for sale.
1993 T.J.R. Contractors Inc. Guts interior for senior housing. Riverboat gaming approved for Lawrenceburg.
1994 Golden Nugget buys hotel and three blocks on south side of High Street.
1998 Demolition permit issued: lawsuit prevents demolition.
1999 Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana buys hotel and 13 other buildings downtown.
2000 Facade restoration and stabilization completed.
2003 United Community Bank buys hotel and begins restoration.
2004 United Community Bank opens Corporate Headquarters and branch operation.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Landmarks • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.
Location. 39° 5.556′ N, 84° 50.843′ W. Marker is in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, in Dearborn County. It is at the intersection of High Street and Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east on High Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lawrenceburg IN 47025, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, 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: Lawrenceburgh (a few steps from this marker); Lorey Block (a few steps from this marker); 29 East High Street (within shouting distance of this marker); McCullough Drug Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Buggy Factory (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vietnam War Memorial (about 300 feet away); First National Bank (about 300 feet away); Elijah Anderson (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lawrenceburg.
Also see . . . Jesse Hunt House Hotel. (Submitted on August 30, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009
2. Hunt House Hotel Marker
The marker is the one on the left in the photo.
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009
3. Hunt House Hotel Marker - and - Lawrenceburg Levee Town Clock
The marker is the one on the left in the photo.
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009
4. South Side of the Building
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009
5. Lawrenceburgh Levee at the Ohio River
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009
6. Levee Clock - - Bell Schedule . . .
Keep an eye on your watch. The bells of the Levee clock can be loud on top of the Levee.
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009
7. South Ramp to - Walkway on top of the Levee - with - Clock on Top...
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009
8. Looking North : : On Top of Levee Clock - - Walkway. . .
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009
9. Some of the Levee Clock Bells
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009
10. South Set - - Military Service - Statues
The statues move about when the Levee Clock Chimes...
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009
11. North Set - - Emergancy Responders - Statues
The statues also - move about when the Levee Clock chimes...
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009
12. Looking South - - Ivy Tech Community College & Levee Top
The Levee is on the other side of Ivy Tech Community College - on high elevation. (Just wonder about the chiming during class time. Hope it is between classes.)
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009
13. Looking North / East : : View of Cincinnati, Ohio - from the Lawrenceburg, Indiana Clock Levee.
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009
14. River Watch Center and its Crew.
There are a number of items that keep the crew busy beside watching the Ohio River for problems of flooding. The Watch Center is South of the Levee Clock on the Ohio River. It has steel tubes and tracks to allow for the raising of the water level.
Photographed by Ginger Drenning, August 23, 2009
15. Lawrenceburg Clock Levee
As seen from the recreational area looking North/East to the Levee and the parking area.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 2,277 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. submitted on August 30, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
