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1-800-872-6648
301 Frontage Road
Lafayette, IN 47905
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| Art Museum of Greater Lafayette |
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765-742-1128
102 S. 10th Street, Downtown Lafayette
A contemporary art museum featuring several galleries, studio art classes and a museum store that provides a wide variety of merchandise. The Permanent Collection of the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette centers on 19th and 20th century American art with a special focus on art of Indiana. The Collection contains works by such artists as George Winter, Frank Girardin, T.C. Steele, Wayman Adams, Frederick Milton Grant, and Henry Ossawa Tanner. The galleries exhibit items from the permanent collection as well as state and national exhibitions. The Museum Store features inspired wares from locally known artists.
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| Dauch Alumni Center |
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765-494-2727 or toll-free 800-677-8780
403 West Wood Street
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
Celebrates the history of Purdue and its alumni. Interactive exhibits showcasing Purdue’s role in our country’s history — including our astronauts, developments in agriculture and engineering.
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| Moses Fowler House |
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765-476-8411
909 South Street, Downtown Lafayette
This English Gothic style home was built in 1851-1852 by Moses Fowler. He was a cattle baron, merchant and banker and wanted a home to reflect his social status. The home was remodeled in 1916 by Moses’ grandson, Cecil Fowler. It was purchased from him in the early 1940s by the Tippecanoe County Historical Association.The facility is still available for rentals.
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| Historic Five Points Fire Station Museum |
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765-429-1046
1511 Main Street, Lafayette
This 83-year-old building is new again as a fire station museum. The building has been restored to its 1937 heyday and will house a 1937 Arhnens-Fox fire truck that made runs from the station for more than 40 years. Inside you’ll be able to see what it was like to be a firefighter in the 1930s at the station as well as try on firefighter coats and helmets. For the history buffs, there is a plethora of photos, documents, newspaper clippings, run ledgers, and memorabilia on display that tell the history of the fire department in Lafayette. Call for hours.
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| Historic Prophetstown |
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765-567-4700
3549 Prophetstown Trail, Battle Ground
Come experience life on the farm during the 1920s. Visit the Gibson Farm House and learn more about how the 1920s farm life compares to today. Explore the barn, barnyard, outbuildings and Indiana prairie. Meet the farm animals and maybe even milk a cow! Special event weekends allow you to see, explore and discover even more! Open daily. Located within Prophetstown State Park.
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| Red Crown Mini-Museum |
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Corner of South & 6th Streets, Downtown Lafayette
Step back in time to visit this unique Standard Oil Service Station. Built in 1928 by the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, it pumped mostly Red Crown gasoline and sold and repaired Atlas Tires. Glazed brick from Attica, IN was used for the inside, outside and on all four walls plus red Ohio Quarry tile was used for the roof. Because of the expense of the materials to build the station, just seven of this design remain in the world today! The station houses numerous displays of automobile and service station memorabilia. Everything can be seen from the windows of this “walk-by” museum although it is open for some special downtown events.
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| Tippecanoe Battlefield Museum |
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765-476-8411
200 Battle Ground Avenue, Battle Ground
Hours: Guided tours must be scheduled in advance.
Discover the history of a time when two Shawnee brothers, Tecumseh and The Prophet, had a dream of uniting many tribes into an organized defense against the White settlers. Experience the site of The Battle of Tippecanoe and explore the grounds where the conflict occurred, now a national historic landmark. The museum is closed in January for cleaning and maintenance.
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