On West Kirkwood Avenue east of South College Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Built: 1868
Renovated: 1988 by CFC Inc.,
a Cook Group company
107
West Kirkwood Avenue
This building once housed Whetsell Shoe Store, established in 1884 by Ed Whetsell — — Map (db m232321) HM
Near East 3rd Street west of South Woodland Road, on the right when traveling west.
It is desperately strategic that our civilization realize something of the diversity in human sex behavior, and acquire some sympathetic understanding of that which is different from one's own.
On South Indiana Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
These gates were made possible by a gift from Lowell E. Baier
A native son of Remington, Jasper County, Indiana, Lowell E. Baier was born January 6, 1940. He graduated from the Indiana University School of Law in 1964. In addition to . . . — — Map (db m277459) HM
On W. 7th Street at N. Elm Street, on the right when traveling west on W. 7th Street.
(Side One)
African-American students went to “Colored School” on 6th Street, circa 1874-1915, under 1869 law. New elementary school for black students opened here December 7, 1915 with 93 students and 3 teachers. Gymnasium . . . — — Map (db m74170) HM
On East Kirkwood Avenue east of North Dunn Street, on the left when traveling east.
In 1968, amidst sweeping political and social activism in the U.S., African American student Clarence “Rollo” Turner led protests against racial discrimination which were met with hostility. That fall, Turner opened the Black Market here, which . . . — — Map (db m232345) HM
For more than a century, Clear Creek and its tributaries were altered for industrial use. Today, this small stream has made a comeback.
McDoel Switchyard, 1949.
Image courtesy of the Monon Railroad . . . — — Map (db m245077) HM
On West Kirkwood Avenue east of South College Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Built: 1895
Renovated: 1988 by CFC, Inc.,
a Cook Group company
“The
Buskirk-Hill
Building”
113-115
West Kirkwood Avenue
In 1895, the Knights of Pythias moved into the third floor of this building. At that time, the third floor . . . — — Map (db m232236) HM
On the B-Line Trail north of W. 4th Street, on the left when traveling north.
In the Star Trek universe, Captain Kathryn Janeway is born right here in Bloomington, Indiana, May 20, 2336. From her rural beginnings, Janeway moved up the Starfleet ranks as a scientist and began a journey that led her to be captain of . . . — — Map (db m244757) HM
Charles Clayton Morrison, one of the century's greatest Protestant leaders, planted this tree Feb. 10, 1942
In 1932 he was ordained a minister of the Disciples of Christ Church
Chicago, Syracuse and Oberlin Colleges gave him earned degrees
He . . . — — Map (db m277124) HM
On West 6th Street west of North Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west.
March 29, 1909
Presented by the War Dept. To Paul E. Slocum Post No. 85 G.A.R. and by the Post to Monroe Co.
In memory of her Soldiers of 1861-1865. — — Map (db m48388) HM
On Walnut Street north of West Kirkwood Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
March 29, 1909
Presented by the War Dept. To Paul E. Slocum Post No. 85 G.A.R. and by the Post to Monroe Co.
In memory of her Soldiers of 1861-1865. — — Map (db m48594) HM
On North Eagleson Avenue near East 7th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Proudly presented to Indiana University
by the
Class of 1941
Our Moments in Time
Tyranny threatened Europe and Asia. The United States stayed neutral, but sent aid to key allies through the Lend Lease Act. The British had "Their . . . — — Map (db m304559) HM
Proudly presented to Indiana University by the
Class of 1942
Our Moments in Time
Pearl Harbor shocked the nation, rallying the United States to enter World War II. At Indiana University, physical education became a required credit for . . . — — Map (db m277218) HM WM
On North Woodlawn Avenue south of East 10th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Collins has been a national leader in residential education centered on
self-governance, the arts, and sustainability since 1972. Built as the first
university-owned dormitory in 1924, Washington Hall (now Smith, formerly
South Hall) housed . . . — — Map (db m232348) HM
By 1874, what has been known as the Colored School opened in Center School here at Sixth and Washington Streets to serve African-American elementary students of Bloomington. An 1869 law had mandated education of colored children, with a separate . . . — — Map (db m47674) HM
I was deeply interested in how institutions were initially crafted, and then how they affected the incentives and outcomes of human interactions in many settings.
Elinor "Lin" Ostrom was a global leader in the . . . — — Map (db m304166) HM
On East 7th Street at North Forrest Avenue, on the right when traveling east on East 7th Street.
Born near Dana, Ind. Aug 3, 1900
Died on Ie Shima April 18, 1945
Reporter – Editor
Columnist – Correspondent
A sniper's bullet on Ie Shima ended Ernest Taylor Pyle's reporting of World War II in which he brought home to millions the . . . — — Map (db m232352) HM WM
This tree, memorializing Catholicism, was planted Feb. 10, 1942 by Father James Martin Gilles, 1876-1957, during a four-day inter-faith mission to the campus
Father Gilles was priest, scholar, author, teacher, radio commentator
He was editor of . . . — — Map (db m277121) HM
On West Kirkwood Avenue at South College Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Kirkwood Avenue.
Built: 1907
Renovated: 1988 by CFC, Inc.,
A Cook Group Company
"The First National Bank
Building"
121-123-125
West Kirkwood Avenue
The original building constructed on this site housed the First National Bank. In 1906, this building . . . — — Map (db m276967) HM
The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) developed and responded to consumer demand and new technologies to become a major Bloomington industry.
Showers Kitchen Cabinet Plant showing rail spurs.
In 1919, the Showers . . . — — Map (db m245021) HM
On North Walnut Street at West Kirkwood Avenue, on the left when traveling north on North Walnut Street.
( Dates Carved Around Top )
1847 • 1861 • 1896 • 1917
( Left Panel )
Mexican War
1847
( Rest - Unreadable )
( Above Front Panel)
G. A. R.
( Front Panel )
(Eagle & Crest)
G. A. R.
L. W. . . . — — Map (db m48597) WM
Near East 17th Street at North Fess Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
George Taliaferro was one of the greatest football players to ever play for the Hoosiers. But he was even more than that. He is also one of the most important figures in the history of Indiana University.
A 1981 inductee into the College . . . — — Map (db m304643) HM
On the Bloomington Rail Trail north of W. Church Lane, on the right when traveling north.
The Harris Ford Bridge provided a crossing for Warren County citizens. Built in 1887, it crossed Big Pine Creek, connecting the town of Attica with coal fields near Carbondale. The bridge carried traffic for 113 years. In 2000 it was replaced by . . . — — Map (db m244965) HM
On S. Indiana Avenue south of E. Kirkwood Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
(Side One)
Born and reared in Bloomington, he is considered one of the most important American songwriters of the twentieth century. Began attending Indiana University 1920; graduated with a law degree 1926. Tried law as career, but . . . — — Map (db m74169) HM
On the B-Line Trail, on the left when traveling north.
The more than 150 years of use as a railyard resulted in environmental degradation.
For more than a century, coal-fired steam engines left behind coal ash and cinders. This material was often used as fill to raise the ground . . . — — Map (db m244909) HM
On West Kirkwood Avenue at North Morton Street, on the right when traveling east on West Kirkwood Avenue.
Inns and taverns were some of Bloomington's earliest businesses. Temperance House was the first hotel, built in 1836 by the Orchard Brothers as a stopping point along their stage coach line which connected Indianapolis and Louisville.
The . . . — — Map (db m232326) HM
On North Forrest Avenue at East 7th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Forrest Avenue.
Segregation was rampant when African American Bill Garrett led Shelbyville to 1947 state high school basketball title. At the time, an unwritten rule barred blacks from Big Ten basketball. Faburn DeFrantz and Indianapolis black leaders worked with . . . — — Map (db m232349) HM
On West 7th Street west of North Morton Street, on the right when traveling west.
Ward W. and Ellis W. Johnson founded the Johnson Creamery in 1913. Johnson's provided milk, butter, cottage cheese, buttermilk, whipping cream, ice cream and ice.
“Today's Milk Today”
In the days before refrigeration, it was important for . . . — — Map (db m232231) HM
On E. 17th Street west of N. Jordan Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
(Side One)
Excluded from social events at Indiana University, black male students founded and incorporated Kappa Alpha Nu in 1911. One of the earliest black national social fraternities established in the U.S. One goal was to expand to . . . — — Map (db m74172) HM
On South Indiana Avenue at Atwater Street, on the left when traveling north on South Indiana Avenue.
Built between 1848 and 1854, the Legg House was constructed during Bloomington's first period of urbanization, when frontier conditions had only recently given way to the dignities of a town. This hall and parlor vernacular home, originally just . . . — — Map (db m275859) HM
Near East Kirkwood Avenue west of South Woodlawn Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
The Memorial Pillar was built in 1922 for the pageant that marked the launching of the Memorial Fund drive in tribute to members of the Indiana University family who served in the First World War and earlier wars. The Memorial Fund drive resulted . . . — — Map (db m305714) HM WM
Near East 17th Street near North Dunn Street, on the right when traveling west.
Erected MCMXXIV
By the Alumni Students Faculty and friends of Indiana University
Memorial Stadium
In honor of the sons and daughters of Indiana University who have served in the wars of the republic
1924
Deposited herein are the . . . — — Map (db m305247) WM
On West Kirkwood Avenue east of South College Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Built 1865
Renovated: 1988 by CFC, Inc.,
a Cook Group company
“The
Mobley-Buskirk-Hill
Building”
117-119
West Kirkwood Avenue
The Bloomington City Directory lists this building as the location of the Davis Hardware Company in . . . — — Map (db m232235) HM
On the B-Line Trail north of W. 4th Street, on the right when traveling north.
Originally the Louisville, New Albany and Salem line extended through Bloomington in 1853. It was hoped that the line would link Bloomington to markets on the Ohio River at New Albany and north to Michigan City and the Great Lakes. Bloomington . . . — — Map (db m244867) HM
On West 6th Street at North Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west on West 6th Street.
( Front )
The Spirit of
The Fighting Yank
Memorial to the
Armed Forces of the
United States of America
World War II
( Obverse )
E. M. Viquesney SC.
Co. 1943 — Spencer Ind.
Presented by . . . — — Map (db m48114) WM
On West Kirkwood Avenue west of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west.
Side One
County formed by Indiana General Assembly and Bloomington selected as county seat 1818. One-story, two-room log cabin built 1818 as first courthouse and school. Second courthouse, built here 1819-1826, was two stories, brick with . . . — — Map (db m48109) HM
On West 6th Street at North College Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West 6th Street.
Monroe County Veterans who made the supreme sacrifice in Korea
June 1950—January 1955
PFC Robert Chandler•
CPL James Pogue•
CPL James Gillaspy•
1LT Raymond Mc Doniel•
PFC Phillip Clayton•
PFC Donald Burks•
MAJ Joseph Terman•
PFC . . . — — Map (db m277483) WM
On North College Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
To honor all who served and those who gave their lives in Southeast Asia
Alan T. Read•
Walter M. Scott•
Harry T. Niggle•
Bruce W. Shaffer•
Daniel C. Nichols•
Rickey D. Southern•
Bobby Wilson•
Genie L. McDonald•
Joseph B. . . . — — Map (db m277471) WM
On West Kirkwood Avenue west of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west.
1941 ————— 1945
The landscaping on these grounds was done
In Memory of
those from Monroe County
who made the Supreme Sacrifice
in World War II
( Row One )
Lawrence R. Abram • Roscoe D. . . . — — Map (db m48590) WM
On Washington Street, on the right when traveling east.
Side A County's only Carnegie Library dedicated in 1918 as Bloomington Public Library with 6,439 volumes; built with local support and $31,000 from Carnegie Corporation. Replaced Colored School, at this site circa 1874-1915. Addition built . . . — — Map (db m47673) HM
On West Kirkwood Avenue east of South College Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Built: 1868
Renovated: 1988 by CFC, Inc.,
a Cook Group company
“The
Old Opera House”
103-105
West Kirkwood Avenue
This building originally housed a large music hall with 18' ceilings. In 1885, James Whitcomb Riley held poetry . . . — — Map (db m232323) HM
Near East 10th Street at North Fee Lane, on the right when traveling east.
From 1925 to 1961 this site was devoted to Indiana University athletic events, most notably football and track and field. The first Old Oaken Bucket Game was contested here in 1925. The Football Hoosiers posted a record of 69-52-7 in this stadium . . . — — Map (db m276728) HM
Born February 16, 1882, Abraham Cronback became a rabbi in 1906 and planted this tree Feb. 10, 1942 to commemorate Judaism
A man of profound scholarship, he served as prof in the
Hebrew Institute in Cincinnati
Friends called him "the man who . . . — — Map (db m277123) HM
On the B-Line Trail north of W. Hillside Drive, on the left when traveling north.
The railroad, with the switchyard at its center, connected an expanding Bloomington to new markets.
In 1853, the first railroad line reached Bloomington from the south. The New Albany and Salem originated in New Albany, Indiana. . . . — — Map (db m244784) HM
On West 7th Street west of North Morton Street, on the right when traveling west.
The arrival of railroad transportation brought the mechanism for moving large quantities of goods in and out of the city. Early industries sprang up along the tracks and around railroad stations.
Illinois Central Freight Depot
Originally . . . — — Map (db m232234) HM
Jordan Creek is a critical part of the history of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Kappa is the first national student organization founded at Indiana University and was established here on January 5, 1911. Its history tells of the many crossings . . . — — Map (db m304544) HM
Near East Kirkwood Avenue west of N Dunn Street, on the right when traveling west.
At this site on January 5, 1911, ten Indiana University students formed what is now known as Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Today there are more than 760 collegiate and alumni chapters, with 150,000 members around the world, who have . . . — — Map (db m277278) HM
Front Congress, asserting that education was necessary for representative government, granted Indiana one township of land to support a seminary as part of its admission to statehood in 1816. In 1820, Governor Jonathan Jennings approved the . . . — — Map (db m60676) HM
On North Walnut Street north of East Kirkwood Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
In commemoration of
Susan B. Anthony's speech at
the Walnut Street Presbyterian Church
(once located here)
November 10-11, 1887.
Susan B. Anthony was a champion for women's suffrage and a key advocate for women's rights. Her Bloomington . . . — — Map (db m232336) HM
On East Kirkwood Avenue at Indiana University when traveling east on East Kirkwood Avenue.
In a pioneering artistic residency, Theodore Clement Steele (1847-1926), a
renowned Indiana artist, served as honorary professor of painting from
1922 to 1926. In his spacious campus studio, located on the top floor of the
University Library (now . . . — — Map (db m232347) HM
On East 3rd Street west of South Highland Street, on the right when traveling west.
In response to devastation produced by the storms of May 2011, the Bloomington campus, and community at large, gave generously to ensure the restoration of Indiana University's beautiful woodland landscape. Hundreds of trees were destroyed within . . . — — Map (db m276499) HM
On East 17th Street near North Dunn Street, on the right when traveling west.
The mast of the USS Indiana is a gift of the United States Navy to Indiana University, with accompanying armament.
It stands as a memorial to the sons and daughters of the state of Indiana who have so gallantly served in the armed forces of our . . . — — Map (db m305239) HM WM
On East 17th Street near North Dunn Street, on the right when traveling west.
The prow of the USS Indiana, a World War II battleship, is a gift from the Frank Spenger Company to Indiana University. After the ship was decommissioned and dismantled, its prow became part of the Spenger collection of Navy memorabilia in . . . — — Map (db m305713) HM WM
On West Kirkwood Avenue at North College Avenue, on the right when traveling west on West Kirkwood Avenue.
a Quaker, served Monroe County on the
Board of Commissioners 1977-1984, and the
County Council 1970-1976, 1989-1994, 2004-2013.
Through his efforts Monroe County is one of only a few
counties within the United States that
has a Monument to . . . — — Map (db m242297) HM
Near S. Ketcham Road south of W. Cedar Bluff Road, on the left when traveling south.
This 23-acre preserve was acquired by The Nature Conservancy in 1963. Many people visit the preserve to look at the spring wildflower display and the view from the limestone community associated with the tops of the bluffs. Cedar Bluffs was . . . — — Map (db m245029) HM
On North College Avenue near West 10th Street, on the right when traveling south.
Built in 1829, the Woodburn House is one of Bloomington's oldest properties. Professor James Woodburn purchased the home and surrounding land in 1855, beginning an 86-year
occupancy by the family. Herman B Wells leased the home in 1932 and lived . . . — — Map (db m304373) HM
On East Kirkwood Avenue east of North Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling west.
founded in 1902
occupied a house on this corner
when it became the
Indiana Chapter
of
Delta Upsilon Fraternity
the oldest International
Non-secret Fraternity — — Map (db m305606) HM
