Corydon in Harrison County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Bulleit Building
Photographed by Craig Doda, February 18, 2024
1. Bulleit Building Marker
Inscription.
This Italianate structure is another Corydon building constructed in 1894 by the Bulleit family. Originally, the Bulleit Building was part of the V.H Bulleit & Sons implement and carriage showroom. Over the years, many businesses were located here. George Hill's House of Shoes and Style Shop was located here in the 1960s. In 1968, Marvin Reynolds, who was only sixteen years old at the time, opened the M.D. Reynolds Saddlery & Western Wear Store. The young man created an iconic Chestnut Street landmark when he imported a fiberglass horse from Billings, Montana and placed it on top of the store's front porch. The store operated until 1979 when Hugh and Evelyn Jackson opened the Montgomery Ward Store on the first floor. Throughout those years, the local Indiana License Bureau office operated upstairs. Later a pet store, All About Pets, was located here. In later years the building was acquired by Larry W. Bennett LLC. In 2013, Sherry Watson, in honor of her late husband Kent Watson, opened the KentJava Bar here.
(caption) The Bulleit Building, adjacent to the V.H. Bulleit & Sons implement and carriage showroom, was one of
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several structures built by the four Bulleit brothers on the "Bulleit Block" Part of the wall separating the two buildings was opened on both floors to create a double store.
A project of the Harrison County Bicentennial Committee: Bill Brockman, Historian
Erected by Harrison County Bicentennial Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.
Location. 38° 12.625′ N, 86° 7.476′ W. Marker is in Corydon, Indiana, in Harrison County. It is on East Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 227 East Chestnut Street, Corydon IN 47112, 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 278 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 24, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
