Experience tourconnersville.org - A Journey to Remember
Fayette county historical museum
The biggest little museum in the state! Fayette County dates to the earliest settlement in the state, and our museum takes you from pioneer days to the time Connersville's automobile industry led to the name "Little Detroit". Classic cars on display, as well as manufacturing displays, a log cabin, and military history. Open weekends 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. 200 W 5th Street (765) 825-0946 historicconnersville.org.
Canal House Built 1842 111 East 4th Street
Built as offices of the whitewater canal
Built as offices of the whitewater canal
Built as offices of the whitewater canal
First served as office of the Whitewater Canal Company, then a bank, then a home. Now staged as a house museum filled with period furnishings and Connersville built furniture. Property of Historic Connersville, Inc. Open for special events and scheduled tours.
South bedroom
Built as offices of the whitewater canal
Built as offices of the whitewater canal
This room contains a dressing screen from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, furniture from the Connersville Furniture Company, and more. The north bedroom has a bedroom suite built by the Monk and Roberts Furniture Company.
dining room
Built as offices of the whitewater canal
dining room
The dining room table and china belonged to Finly and Alice Gray. Rep. Gray served three terms in the U. S. House and was Connersville's mayor. They donated land for the Mary /gray Bird Sanctuary in memory of Mary, their only child.
Indiana's Little White House
Historic Elmhust
Elmhurst was originally the home of attornye Oliver H. Smith. Eventually it belonged to Lincoln's Secretary of Interior, Caleb Blood Smith. The story of Caleb's death and burial have been the subject of local lore for over a century. Elmhurst is open for tours at selected times. 779 S. State Road 121 , Connersville, IN