Shrewsbury-Windle House
The Shrewsbury-Windle House will be available for a tour at 1:30 PM
on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, & Saturdays through July 2024.
The Shrewsbury-Windle House will be closed July 5-6, & August 17.
The House will also be closed all of November 2024.
Inquiries about group tours and costs should be made by calling (812) 265-2967 or emailing hmi@historicmadisoninc.com
Newly rehabilitated and award-winning. Features a 53 step, 3 story spiral staircase, 16 foot high ceilings, 12 foot tall entry doors, original gas chandeliers, and perhaps the best preserved Greek Revival drawing rooms in the US. Built in 1846-1849 for Captain Charles L. Shrewsbury, his wife Ellen and their children. Designed by Francis Costigan, Indiana’s most celebrated pre-Civil War architect and master builder. One of the most important historic homes in the US. Designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL) in 1994 by the US Secretary of the Interior. Owned and operated by Historic Madison, Inc.
Address: 301 W. First St.
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Tickets are on sale now for the 2024 Gala!
Click the button below to get tickets and more information! We are celebrating the filming of the 1945 film "The Town" at this year's gala. You can watch it on our homepage.
The Shrewsbury-Windle House was on recently featured on the Magnolia Network Show "In With The Old." HMI's Executive Director welcomed the Beck's to the Shrewsbury-Windle House as they began their rehabilitation of a building on Main Street. Check out Season 5, Episode 5 to see the Shrewsbury-Windle House and learn more about the Beck's project.
You can watch the episode with a subscription to Discovery+ here:
Learn more about one of the most unique and original features of the Shrewsbury-Windle House, its gas-light fixtures, also known as gasoliers.
SW Hs gas light article VSA mag 2018 low res.pdf2019 Cook Cup Award
Outstanding Restoration for the Shrewsbury-Windle House National Historic Landmark. Watch video below
Indiana Landmarks presents Cook Cup to Historic Madison, Inc. Board of Directors & Staff
Learn More About The Shrewsbury-Windle House Online
Historic American Building Survey Records from the Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/in0131/
Historic Photos from the Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=Photograph:%20in0131&fi=number&op=PHRASE&va=exact&co%20=hh&st=gallery&sg%20=%20true
The National Historic Landmark Nomination Form from the National Archives: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132002391
The National Park Service Page for the Shrewsbury House: https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/madison/Charles_Shrewsbury_House.html
The Shrewsbury-Windle House on the Discover Indiana Page: https://publichistory.iupui.edu/items/show/576
The Shrewsbury-Windle House on the Society of Architectural Historians Page: https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/01-077-0011
Historic Madison, Inc.
301 West Second Street
Madison, IN 47250
(812) 265-2967 https://www.historicmadisoninc.com