The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Brookston was platted in 1853, and named for James Brooks, a railroad official. In 1867, Brookston was incorporated as a town.
The Brookston post office has been in operation since the town was platted.
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No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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CommonsTown Hall 19-08-23 0682019
CommonsTop Notch Bar 19-08-23 0362019
CommonsThird St 19-08-23 0612019
CommonsThird St 19-08-23 0432019
CommonsS Railroad St 19-08-23 0092019
CommonsPost Office 19-08-23 0702019
CommonsGrain Elevator 19-08-23 0472019
CommonsDepot Site 19-08-23 0572019
CommonsDepot Park 19-08-23 0162019
CommonsDepot Park 19-08-23 0152019
CommonsDepot Park 19-08-23 0142019
CommonsBrookston Indiana 692002National Register of Historic Places
Nothing in Brookston is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Brookston has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Cairo Skywatch Tower in Tippecanoe, 5.1 miles away.
Brookston and the nearest listed places
Dashed line = Brookston. Tap a dot.
How a place gets listed
1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Cairo Skywatch Tower’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Brookston?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Brookston’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old placeNational Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.