Brookville’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Brookville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Brookville was platted in 1808 by Thomas Manwarring. The town derives its name from Brooks, the maiden name of a settler's mother. A post office has been in operation at Brookville since 1816.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Brookville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Brookville’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewHome of Clarksons in Brookville, …, 1894: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Brookville
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Brookville, decade by decade
1990s
3 historic places in Brookville
Brookville has 3 listings on the National Register, and they protect 664 historic buildings, because Brookville Historic District (Additional Documentation) alone counts 660.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 2004Hermitage, TheListed 1974Franklin County SeminaryListed 1975Brookville Historic District (Additional Documentation)Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Home of Clarksons in Brookville, Indiana (The Midland Monthly Magazine, January 1894) (cropped) (1894) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.