James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home
History Museum and Historic and Protected Site
Downtown Indianapolis, Indianapolis
3 Tips and reviews
Sort:
- Popular
- Recent
Call ahead just to be sure there are no school tours or other events that day/time. A great experience for history lovers, poetry lovers, architecture lovers, and antique lovers!
Steven CrawleyJanuary 14, 2017This is perhaps the most idyllic neighborhood and perhaps one of the most beautiful and all of Indianapolis as well as being one of the oldest.
HISTORYJuly 15, 2010James Whitcomb Riley was a 20th century poet who lived in this his house after quitting school & worked for the Indianapolis Journal. He remained there until his first poetry was published in 1883.
11 Photos
Foursquare © 2024 Lovingly made in NYC, CHI, SEA & LA
James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home
528 Lockerbie St (btw East and Park)
Indianapolis, IN 46202
United States
Indianapolis, IN 46202
United States
Closed until 10:00 AM (Show more)
- Tue–Sat
- 10:00 AM–3:30 PM
(317) 631-5885
Features
Credit Cards
Yes
See More
You might also like
- 8.5
"Enjoy FREE musical performances along the canal plaza. Bring your own chairs and blankets or reserve a table. Concerts take place every Thursday May through late-July from 6 - 8 p.m."
Downtown Indy - 8.4
"The restaurant in the basement has a walk out and eating area next to the canal. The food is delicious!"
Deborah Franco - 6.7
"This house was built in 1864. John Morris, the son of an Indianapolis settler, lived there until financial difficulties in the 1870s. He sold the house to Noble Butler, a bankruptcy lawyer."
HISTORY
Appears on 12 lists
Indiana's National Historic Landmarks
Created by Emily Voorhis
38 items • 6 followers
