440:
829:
2256:
691:
485:
1911), west (1910–11), deluxe (1914–15), and north (1924–25). These facilities housed lobbies and guest room, dining rooms and bars, offices, shops, and a spa. The annex wing provided offices and guest rooms. The west wing, the hotel's first fireproof wing, included an elaborate
Italian Renaissance Revival-style pavilion, originally named the Pluto Bar. The seven-story deluxe wing housed guest rooms and suites, including accommodations for the Taggart family when they resided at the hotel. The hotel's six-story north wing provided the hotel with conference and exhibition spaces.
837:
761:
Kentucky; the local
African-American population increased greatly between 1880 and 1900, from one to 124, and in 1920 there were 325, of which over 100 "listed their occupation as waiter", followed by bell-boy and porter; 2/3 of the town's African-American population hailed from Kentucky. According to Debono, "the tradition of black baseball teams continued until the Great Depression, when most of the blacks at the resort lost their jobs". In the 1940s still, French Lick was a venue for spring training for professional baseball teams.
79:
104:
62:
288:
497:. The hotel also had three distinct gardens on it grounds: a Japanese garden (circa 1920; later redesigned and replanted), a Fresh Water Spring garden (circa 1900–15), and an Italian-style formal garden (circa 1915; later redesigned and altered). Recreational facilities included horseback riding, tennis, swimming, bowling, billiards, and a gym, as well as fine dining and dancing to music from the hotel's orchestra.
704:
Brown's casino at French Lick, and one named The Gorge, among several others. A two-story, wood-framed structure in the middle of the French Lick hotel's
Japanese gardens may have been used as a casino in the early twentieth century, although the building was identified in promotional materials as a place for bowling and dice games. Taggart denied any connections to illegal gambling operations.
530:. Although the Sheraton chain spent "millions of dollars" to improve the facilities, the physical plant continued to decline. Sheraton sold the hotel to Cox Hotel Corporation of New York in 1979. Cox returned the resort to its original name and sold the property to Kenwood Financial in 1986. The Luther James family of Louisville, Kentucky, acquired the hotel in 1991, and Boykin Lodging of
2263:
489:
modernizing the hotel, which included bringing in electricity, adding a fresh water system, and establishing trolley service to French Lick. The hotel's service buildings included a kitchen complex (1897, 1910–11, c. 1925), power station (1902, expanded 1905), its first bottling plant (circa 1900) for Pluto Water, and a hotel laundry (circa 1911–13). He also convinced the
111:
86:
555:
607:
411:, investors for $ 122,000 in cash and $ 100,000 in the French Lick Springs Company's stock. Wells retained a one-quarter interest in the property until 1891, when he sold his interest to the investment group. The new owners added two wings to the main hotel and expanded the hotel's operation from a seasonal business to a year-round resort. In 1887 the
404:, underwent few additional changes until the early 1880s, when it was sold to Hiram E. Wells and James M. Andrews. The hotel and mineral springs were sold at a sheriff's sale organized to settle a legal dispute over Bowles's estate. Wells and Andrews enlarged and improved the property in the 1880s and 1890s, developing it into a popular health resort.
275:, and until the 1940s French Lick was a venue for spring training for professional baseball teams. In the 1920s and into the 1930s, the resort became known for its recreational sports, most notably golf, but the French Lick area also had a reputation for illegal gambling. After a series of subsequent owners and renovations, the hotel was listed on the
594:. The French Lick hotel was restored as part of a $ 382 million project that included construction of the new casino. Refurbishments to the multi-structure French Lick hotel included updating its 443 guest rooms and restoration of the lobby, among other improvements. The renovated hotel and new casino complex opened together on November 3, 2006.
618:, was served to guests at the hotel's Pluto Bar, just off the main entrance. The water was bottled at a plant across the street from the hotel for consumption on the property and for commercial distribution nationally and internationally. Pluto Water's slogan, "If Nature Won't, Pluto Will," promoted its effectiveness as a laxative.
467:
brewery owner; and
Livingston T. Dickson, a limestone quarry owner. The new owners spent more than $ 200,000 on improvements, including a redesign and enlargement of the main wing (1901–02), sometimes called the front or east wing, designed by architect William Homer Floyd. The main wing's new design
789:
and his associates designed the eighteen-hole Hill Course, the resort's second golf course. Completed in 1920 on approximately 300 acres (120 hectares), the championship course was located about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the hotel. At the time of its construction, the hilly terrain was modified to
500:
At the height of the resort's popularity, which occurred during
Taggart's ownership of the hotel, approximately 150 to 200 guests checked into the hotel each day. The resort provided Taggart with more than $ 2 million in annual profits. Following Taggart's death in 1929, Thomas Douglas Taggart, the
773:
to enlarge the Valley Course, the resort's first golf course, to an eighteen-hole course on 120 acres (49 hectares). The course design, attributed to
Bendelow, featured a combination of wooded hills and flat turf. The one-story Valley clubhouse (circa 1915) was built during Taggart's tenure as the
361:
In the early 1850s Bowles resumed management of the hotel and continued to improve the property. Lane purchased 770 acres (310 hectares) of land from Bowles that included mineral springs at Mile Lick, 1 mile (1.6 km) north of French Lick. Lane assembled a sawmill, erected a bridge to traverse
418:
The main hotel building (Windsor) was destroyed by fire in 1897. It was rebuilt on an even grander scale. Three major springs were located on the French Lick resort's property: Bowles (renamed Lithia), Proserpine, and the better-known Pluto. The area's mineral water and baths were alleged to cure
349:
Although the specific date of the hotel's opening is not known, it is believed that Bowles built the first hotel on his French Lick property sometime around 1845. (Some sources believe the narrow, three-story hotel, measuring an estimated 80 feet (24 m) to 100 feet (30 m) in length, may
337:
In 1826, encouraged by the presence of salt deposits near French Lick, Indiana's state government authorized the land to be mined for quantities of salt, but the saline content was insufficient to support large-scale salt mining and the property was offered for sale. In 1832 Thomas Bowles and his
484:
Around 1905 Taggart bought out his partners to become the hotel's sole owner. Under his direction, the hotel was transformed into a first-class resort that included the main wing (1901–1902), a recreation center (formerly the bath house, 1910–11), and four connected wings: annex (1905, remodeled
703:
Although casino gambling at French Lick and West Baden
Springs was illegal under Indiana law until the early 2000s, it flourished there from the early 1900s until the mid-1940s. There were several casinos in operation within Orange County, including Ed Ballard's casino at West Baden Springs, Al
760:
would frequently come and play at French Lick. Historian Paul Debono notes the connection between
African-American baseball players, employment, and local demographics: when the resorts in the area were booming, the owners needed laborers and frequently those were African-Americans from nearby
597:
The French Lick resort, which is located on approximately 2,600 acres (1,100 hectares), today includes the hotel, a casino, restaurants, boutique shops, a spa, and a conference center. Its recreational facilities offer guests swimming pools, three golf courses, a bowling alley, fitness center,
488:
Taggart made additional improvements at the mineral springs that included the construction of pavilions, including the Pluto spring house (circa 1911), to shelter the springs. A new mineral spring bath was built at the site of the present-day spa facility. In addition, Taggart is credited with
820:
The hotel was noted for its gardens; postcard views of them were reprinted for decades. A large formal "Italian" garden was laid out in the 1910s. A Japanese garden with pond, waterfall, Japanese-style concrete lanterns and bronze crane statues was built by
Chicago Japanese garden builder
812:-story, wood-framed clubhouse with verandas along two sides was built in 1940 as a replacement for an earlier brick clubhouse. Its main floor was used for dining, socializing, equipment sales, and office space; the lower level contained locker rooms and rest rooms.
722:, became Indiana's governor in 1908 and the suit was dropped. After the raid, gambling operations moved offsite to Brown's hotel, across the street from the French Lick Hotel. Illegal gambling continued away from the resort until 1949, when Indiana's governor,
2519:
718:, instigated a raid at the hotel and seized its gambling equipment. The state brought suit against Taggart, French Lick's owner, and Lee Sinclair, owner of the West Baden Springs Hotel, but the court case bogged down when Hanley's Democratic successor,
2814:
2819:
350:
have been built prior to 1840, but most report that it opened in 1845.) The early hotel, which operated during the summer months, was a modest success. In 1846, prior to his departure for military service as a commissioned officer in the
346:, physician and early land speculator, purchased 1,500 acres (610 hectares) of land that included the site near the mineral springs. Doctor Bowles eventually built an inn on the property; it became known as the French Lick Springs Hotel.
517:
and an increase in competition from other
American resorts, the French Lick hotel was promoted as a recreational resort with an emphasis on golf and convention business, rather than health. Thomas D. Taggart sold the hotel to a group of
480:
style that was popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The exteriors of the main wing and later additions were unified with similar proportions, a consistent roofline, and the hotel's distinctive buff-colored brick.
2689:
2669:
2289:
264:, and his son, Thomas D. Taggart, were its owners and operators, the popular hotel attracted many fashionable, wealthy, and notable guests. The resort was a major employer of African-American labor, which mostly came from Kentucky.
630:
of their time." It was known in Europe, as well. Over the years many of the country's rich and famous came as guests or gave performances at the resort. French Lick's visitors included moguls, movie stars, and entertainers such as
2719:
2694:
2674:
2634:
2549:
2449:
570:
to allow casino gambling in the area. Legislation was finally approved in 2003 and the required local referendum easily passed. The Indiana Gaming Commission granted the long-promised operating license for a riverboat casino to
2489:
2469:
2434:
2299:
2664:
2619:
2529:
2509:
2494:
2474:
2429:
2419:
2394:
2389:
2364:
2349:
2339:
2193:
2739:
2714:
2659:
2649:
2609:
2514:
2504:
2479:
2454:
2424:
2379:
2374:
2354:
2344:
2334:
2314:
2829:
2709:
2704:
2679:
2654:
2644:
2624:
2614:
2599:
2574:
2559:
2554:
2544:
2534:
2524:
2459:
2444:
2414:
2404:
2399:
2369:
2359:
2294:
2755:
2734:
2729:
2724:
2684:
2639:
2604:
2589:
2584:
2564:
2539:
2439:
2409:
2384:
2324:
2309:
2304:
2284:
2279:
2699:
2629:
2594:
2579:
2569:
2499:
2484:
2329:
2319:
2464:
370:
sites. In the 1860s Bowles leased the French Lick hotel to Doctor Samuel Ryan, who operated it for Bowles and the heirs of Bowles's estate following the owner's death in 1873. Joseph G. Rogers, a physician from
747:
club from 1912 to 1914. Likely consisting for a large part of waiters at the resort, they had started off as a mixed team in 1908 but were all-Black the next year; their main rival was the team from the nearby
316:
also used the area as hunting grounds. It became known as French Lick in reference to the French traders and settlers who lived in the vicinity of the salt lick. Some sources have cited a legend that suggests
860:, the hotel became its unofficial headquarters. In 1931, during a Democratic governors' conference held at the hotel, Franklin D. Roosevelt came to find support among its attendees in his bid to become the
2186:
358:, Bowles leased the property to John A. Lane, a physician/patent medicine salesman, for at least five years. Under the terms of the lease Lane agreed to enlarge and improve the facility.
583:, submitted an application for a gambling license before purchasing the French Lick Springs Hotel from Boykin Lodging. The partnership was awarded the license during the summer of 2005.
2206:
2179:
562:
Revitalization of the hotel in the early twenty-first century began after considerable campaigning by Orange County residents, the Cook Group, Boykin Lodging (the hotel’s owner), and
2824:
782:, which replaced an earlier building, is located northeast of the hotel's north wing. Caddies waited in the clubhouse's lower level for their turn to serve the course's patrons.
769:
In the early twentieth century, when golf was beginning to gain popularity, the resort expanded its modest golf facilities. Around 1907 it is believed that Thomas Taggart hired
2783:
2778:
2245:
2235:
2760:
501:
politician's son, became owner of the hotel property, which included approximately 4,000 acres (1,600 hectares) and buildings valued at nearly $ 2 million.
144:
103:
579:, but a variety of reasons caused the selection process to begin again. A partnership of business interests from within Indiana, including billionaire
897:
2788:
2230:
78:
48:
1954:
1335:
853:
is said to have been served for the first time at the hotel in 1917 when the chef Louis Perrin ran out of orange juice and needed an alternative.
1928:
1065:
313:
1970:
1632:
439:
2202:
929:
890:
276:
39:
2839:
1893:
1521:
756:. Games were played at the resort to amuse the spectators, but were fiercely competitive nonetheless. Negro league clubs including the
729:
Legalized casino gambling came to French Lick in 2006, when the new French Lick Resort Casino opened as a part of the resort complex.
473:
1809:
1782:
1734:
238:
726:, succeeded in getting the authorities to raid illegal gambling operations at French Lick, and Brown's casino was finally closed.
1938:
1263:
861:
708:
828:
2140:
1388:
1025:
463:(1916). Other members of the investment group included William McDoel, president of the Monon Railroad; Crawford Fairbanks, a
865:
690:
857:
456:
580:
401:
1986:
1108:
522:
investors in 1946 Pluto Water operations were separated from the resort's operations in 1948. The resort was sold to
407:
Wells acquired Andrews's interest in the property in 1887 for $ 61,000, and immediately sold the hotel to a group of
415:
built an extension of its line to transport guests to the hotels and mineral springs at French Lick and West Baden.
901:
836:
2106:
949:
587:
510:
366:. Competition from Lane's new hotel, which opened in the mid-1850s, began a decades-long rivalry between the two
355:
2834:
749:
591:
567:
363:
1662:
It is unclear what happened to the structure in later years. See Fadely, pp. 75–76, and Steelwater, pp. 62–63.
1404:
2773:
2225:
1879:
Bunting, Christina R. (2012). "Mineral Springs: The French Lick Springs Hotel in Orange County, Indiana".
875:, a natural occurrence in the water, became classified as a controlled substance used in the treatment of
572:
469:
367:
234:
1086:
Christina R. Bunting (2012). "Mineral Springs: The French Lick Springs Hotel in Orange County, Indiana".
2793:
2240:
2220:
934:
744:
668:
513:
of 1929, the resort went into decline, but it did not close. To survive the financial challenges of the
268:
2171:
2081:
989:
279:
in 2003. The restored hotel, with its exteriors of distinctive, buff-colored brick, reopened in 2006.
786:
543:
464:
460:
408:
305:
242:
188:
132:
753:
711:
477:
321:, who camped in the area during an expedition in 1786–87, may have named it after a site along the
318:
61:
1700:
2119:
1744:
962:
775:
738:
719:
351:
272:
230:
2064:
1924:
1805:
1778:
1730:
1559:
1061:
790:
create challenges for golfers by varying elevations and adding hazards. The course hosted the
757:
684:
627:
563:
376:
339:
1901:
1799:
1772:
1529:
1057:
1051:
876:
791:
652:
514:
372:
322:
1389:"National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: French Lick Springs Hotel"
455:. Taggart served three terms as mayor of Indianapolis (1895 to 1901), as a chairman of the
2131:
1757:
974:
723:
672:
664:
523:
287:
656:
632:
490:
448:
412:
343:
257:
246:
209:
2808:
1918:
1366:
680:
676:
660:
636:
519:
1372:. Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology
1367:"Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)"
850:
822:
795:
770:
694:
02 June 1931, Governors Conference, French Lick Springs Hotel, French Lick, Indiana
576:
452:
301:
261:
2141:"National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: French Lick Springs Hotel"
2047:
2031:
1610:
1581:
1026:"National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: French Lick Springs Hotel"
715:
648:
640:
615:
590:
complex includes the French Lick Springs Hotel, adjacent casino, and the nearby
253:
539:
493:
to lay a spur track to the hotel's grounds and run daily passenger service to
428:
424:
375:, named the French Lick hotel's largest mineral spring Pluto's Well in 1869. (
159:
146:
2002:
1211:
1031:. United States Department of the Interior/National Park Service. p. 51
531:
326:
554:
2815:
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
779:
644:
1955:"French Lick History 1901–1946: Expansion Marks the Taggart Era, Part I"
1336:"French Lick History 1901–1946: Expansion Marks the Taggart Era, Part I"
606:
872:
494:
397:
309:
2820:
Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
1989:. Historic Hotels of America; National Trust for Historic Preservation
1973:. Historic Hotels of America; National Trust for Historic Preservation
1635:. Historic Hotels of America; National Trust for Historic Preservation
1111:. Historic Hotels of America; National Trust for Historic Preservation
249:
447:
In 1901 the property was sold to an investment group that included
382:
The original French Lick hotel, which was rebuilt or enlarged as a
835:
689:
626:
Chris Bundy has written that French Lick and West Baden "were the
605:
553:
438:
286:
1852:
de la Hunt, Thomas James (May 29, 1927). "The Pocket Periscope".
924:
598:
stables for horses, and more than thirty miles of hiking trails.
2146:. United States Department of the Interior/National Park Service
1939:"French Lick History 1845–1900: From Salt Lick to Health Resort"
1264:"French Lick History 1845–1900: From Salt Lick to Health Resort"
535:
420:
2175:
2830:
National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, Indiana
2165:
2003:"History of the French Lick and West Baden Springs Hotels"
1212:"History Of the French Lick and West Baden Springs Hotels"
304:
that wild animals once visited as they traveled along the
1920:
Thomas Taggart: Public Servant, Political Boss: 1856–1929
1053:
Thomas Taggart: Public Servant, Political Boss: 1856–1929
840:
The Japanese Garden at French Lick Springs Hotel, 1920s
832:
Formal Gardens at the French Lick Springs Hotel, c.1913
379:
is the classical mythological god of the underworld.)
1887:(2). Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society: 42–46.
2065:"Moments of Indiana History: Something In The Water"
1560:"Moments of Indiana History: Something In The Water"
1056:. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society. p.
2779:
History of the National Register of Historic Places
2748:
2270:
2236:
History of the National Register of Historic Places
2213:
2025:
History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties
1155:
History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties
1151:. Paoli, IN: Stout's Print Shop. 1965. p. 393.
215:
202:
194:
183:
175:
138:
127:
1729:Debono, Paul (2015). . McFarland. pp. 30–39.
1094:(2). Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society: 42.
110:
85:
1463:
1461:
889:The French Lick Springs Hotel was listed on the
871:Production of Pluto Water ceased in 1971, after
187:Bendelow, Thomas; Floyd, William Homer, et al;
1605:
1603:
1601:
1599:
1103:
1101:
733:Negro league baseball club: French Lick Plutos
2187:
1285:
1283:
1281:
683:; wealthy socialites, such as members of the
8:
2825:Historic districts in Orange County, Indiana
1923:. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society.
2082:"The Story of the West Baden Springs Hotel"
1330:
1328:
1326:
1324:
1322:
990:"The Story of the West Baden Springs Hotel"
988:Reverend John W. O'Malley (December 1958).
743:The French Lick Plutos were an independent
614:French Lick's spring water, trademarked as
16:Resort hotel in Orange County, Indiana, USA
2194:
2180:
2172:
1553:
1551:
1549:
1547:
1487:
1485:
1258:
1256:
60:
2203:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
1724:
1722:
1515:
1513:
1511:
1501:
1499:
1497:
1475:
1473:
1442:
1440:
1019:
1017:
1015:
1000:(4). Bloomington: Indiana University: 366
546:, purchased the hotel on April 13, 2005.
396:-story frame building with a wrap-around
40:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
1854:Evansville Courier (Evansville, Indiana)
1081:
1079:
1077:
898:National Trust for Historic Preservation
827:
564:Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana
1206:
1204:
1202:
1200:
1198:
1196:
1194:
1192:
1190:
913:
856:When Taggart served as chairman of the
256:. During the period 1901 to 1946, when
2127:
2117:
2021:. Paoli, IN: Stout's Print Shop. 1965.
1753:
1742:
1705:Negro leagues database (Seamheads.com)
970:
960:
925:"National Register Information System"
919:
917:
23:
2139:Steelwater, Eliza (August 15, 2002).
1987:"French Lick Springs Hotel: Overview"
1109:"French Lick Springs Hotel: Overview"
237:. The historic hotel in the national
7:
2092:(4). Bloomington: Indiana University
1971:"French Lick Springs Hotel: History"
1872:West Baden Springs, Legacy of Dreams
1633:"French Lick Springs Hotel: History"
1024:Eliza Steelwater (August 15, 2002).
930:National Register of Historic Places
891:National Register of Historic Places
419:more than fifty ailments, including
277:National Register of Historic Places
267:In the early 1900s, the hotel had a
233:complex, is a major resort hotel in
2080:O'Malley, John W. (December 1958).
774:resort's owner. The painted brick,
451:, a politician and former mayor of
2032:"History-West Baden Springs Hotel"
1801:French Lick and West Baden Springs
1582:"History-West Baden Springs Hotel"
474:Mediterranean Revival architecture
300:The hotel site was located near a
14:
2261:
2254:
2019:History of Orange County Indiana
1894:"The Renaissance of French Lick"
1522:"The Renaissance of French Lick"
1387:Eliza Steelwater (August 2002).
1149:History of Orange County Indiana
109:
102:
84:
77:
2063:Ksander, Yaël (June 13, 2011).
1407:, and accompanying photographs.
198:Queen Anne, Renaissance, et al.
1558:Yaël Ksander (June 13, 2011).
900:has included the hotel in its
511:Wall Street stock market crash
204:
1:
1842:Steelwater, pp. 33–36; 59–60.
1416:Steelwater, pp. 12–15; 18–20.
858:Democratic National Committee
610:Antique bottle of Pluto Water
457:Democratic National Committee
118:Show map of the United States
1774:The Negro Leagues, 1869-1960
1434:Steelwater, pp. 5–6; 22–26.
667:; noted politicians such as
21:United States historic place
2761:National Historic Landmarks
2086:Indiana Magazine of History
1798:Smith, John Martin (2007).
994:Indiana Magazine of History
509:In the years following the
2856:
2840:Historic Hotels of America
2108:The Pedigree of West Baden
1833:Steelwater, pp. 30–33; 64.
1771:Heaphy, Leslie A. (2003).
951:The Pedigree of West Baden
902:Historic Hotels of America
794:tournament in 1924, which
736:
528:French Lick-Sheraton Hotel
468:overlaid the hotel's Late
362:Lick Creek, and built the
2769:
2252:
1917:Fadely, James P. (1997).
1777:. McFarland. p. 29.
588:French Lick Resort Casino
538:, bought it in 1997. The
245:was initially known as a
227:French Lick Springs Hotel
203:NRHP reference
71:
66:French Lick Springs Hotel
59:
55:
46:
37:
32:French Lick Springs Hotel
30:
26:
1050:James P. Fadely (1997).
750:West Baden Springs Hotel
592:West Baden Springs Hotel
575:, headed by businessman
568:Indiana General Assembly
526:in 1954 and renamed the
364:West Baden Springs Hotel
252:and for its trademarked
195:Architectural style
2520:Marion: Center Township
1804:. Arcadia. p. 89.
1316:Fadely, pp. xii and 57.
2774:Keeper of the Register
2226:Keeper of the Register
2105:Rhodes, A. J. (1904).
2067:. Indiana Public Media
1892:Coomes, Steve (2010).
1680:Steelwater, pp. 62–63.
1562:. Indiana Public Media
1455:Steelwater, pp. 27–29.
1289:Steelwater, pp. 53–54.
841:
833:
695:
611:
573:The Trump Organization
559:
470:Victorian architecture
444:
292:
235:Orange County, Indiana
49:U.S. Historic district
2794:Contributing property
2241:National Park Service
2221:Contributing property
1870:Bundy, Chris (2001).
1520:Steve Coomes (2010).
1370:(Searchable database)
948:A. J. Rhodes (1904).
935:National Park Service
839:
831:
745:Negro league baseball
693:
669:Franklin D. Roosevelt
609:
557:
459:, and briefly in the
442:
290:
269:Negro league baseball
189:D.A. Bohlen & Son
160:38.55417°N 86.62083°W
2050:. French Lick Resort
2034:. French Lick Resort
1904:on November 18, 2018
1701:"French Lick Plutos"
1699:Gary Ashwill (ed.).
1613:. French Lick Resort
1584:. French Lick Resort
1532:on November 18, 2018
1356:Steelwater, pp. 5–6.
864:'s nominee for U.S.
544:Bloomington, Indiana
409:Louisville, Kentucky
402:Gothic Revival style
356:Mexican–American War
260:, a former mayor of
133:French Lick, Indiana
1957:. Indiana Landmarks
1941:. Indiana Landmarks
1338:. Indiana Landmarks
1307:Steelwater, pp. 56.
1266:. Indiana Landmarks
754:West Baden Sprudels
542:, headquartered in
478:Italian Renaissance
476:, most notably the
443:Turn of the century
319:George Rogers Clark
165:38.55417; -86.62083
156: /
93:Show map of Indiana
2168:, official website
2166:French Lick Resort
1824:Steelwater, p. 58.
1671:Fadely, pp. 74–76.
1491:Steelwater, p. 57.
1425:Fadely, pp. 65–68.
1241:Steelwater, p. 53.
1232:Steelwater, p. 52.
1138:Rhodes, pp. 17–18.
842:
834:
798:won. The course's
776:American Craftsman
739:French Lick Plutos
720:Thomas R. Marshall
707:In 1904 Indiana's
696:
612:
566:, who lobbied the
560:
445:
293:
291:Hotel in the 1880s
273:French Lick Plutos
231:French Lick Resort
219:September 28, 2003
2802:
2801:
2789:Historic district
2231:Historic district
1930:978-0-87195-115-1
1898:Edible Louisville
1526:Edible Louisville
1298:O'Malley, p. 374.
1184:O'Malley, p. 368.
1166:O'Malley, p. 367.
1067:978-0-87195-115-1
937:. March 13, 2009.
758:Indianapolis ABCs
685:Vanderbilt family
333:Early development
239:historic district
223:
222:
131:8670 West IN 56,
2847:
2265:
2264:
2258:
2257:
2196:
2189:
2182:
2173:
2155:
2153:
2151:
2145:
2135:
2129:
2125:
2123:
2115:
2113:
2101:
2099:
2097:
2076:
2074:
2072:
2059:
2057:
2055:
2043:
2041:
2039:
2022:
2014:
2012:
2010:
1998:
1996:
1994:
1982:
1980:
1978:
1966:
1964:
1962:
1950:
1948:
1946:
1934:
1913:
1911:
1909:
1900:. Archived from
1888:
1881:THG: Connections
1875:
1858:
1857:
1849:
1843:
1840:
1834:
1831:
1825:
1822:
1816:
1815:
1795:
1789:
1788:
1768:
1762:
1761:
1755:
1750:
1748:
1740:
1726:
1717:
1716:
1714:
1712:
1696:
1690:
1687:
1681:
1678:
1672:
1669:
1663:
1660:
1654:
1651:
1645:
1644:
1642:
1640:
1629:
1623:
1622:
1620:
1618:
1607:
1594:
1593:
1591:
1589:
1578:
1572:
1571:
1569:
1567:
1555:
1542:
1541:
1539:
1537:
1528:. Archived from
1517:
1506:
1503:
1492:
1489:
1480:
1477:
1468:
1465:
1456:
1453:
1447:
1444:
1435:
1432:
1426:
1423:
1417:
1414:
1408:
1402:
1400:
1398:
1393:
1381:
1379:
1377:
1371:
1363:
1357:
1354:
1348:
1347:
1345:
1343:
1332:
1317:
1314:
1308:
1305:
1299:
1296:
1290:
1287:
1276:
1275:
1273:
1271:
1260:
1251:
1248:
1242:
1239:
1233:
1230:
1224:
1223:
1221:
1219:
1208:
1185:
1182:
1176:
1175:Rhodes, pp. 8–9.
1173:
1167:
1164:
1158:
1152:
1145:
1139:
1136:
1130:
1127:
1121:
1120:
1118:
1116:
1105:
1096:
1095:
1088:THG: Connections
1083:
1072:
1071:
1047:
1041:
1040:
1038:
1036:
1030:
1021:
1010:
1009:
1007:
1005:
985:
979:
978:
972:
968:
966:
958:
956:
945:
939:
938:
921:
877:bipolar disorder
862:Democratic Party
811:
810:
806:
803:
792:PGA Championship
653:Hoagy Carmichael
515:Great Depression
431:, among others.
395:
394:
390:
387:
373:Madison, Indiana
323:Cumberland River
314:Native Americans
229:, a part of the
206:
171:
170:
168:
167:
166:
161:
157:
154:
153:
152:
149:
119:
113:
112:
106:
94:
88:
87:
81:
64:
24:
2855:
2854:
2850:
2849:
2848:
2846:
2845:
2844:
2835:Sheraton hotels
2805:
2804:
2803:
2798:
2765:
2744:
2272:
2266:
2262:
2260:
2259:
2255:
2250:
2209:
2200:
2162:
2149:
2147:
2143:
2138:
2126:
2116:
2111:
2104:
2095:
2093:
2079:
2070:
2068:
2062:
2053:
2051:
2048:"Hotel History"
2046:
2037:
2035:
2030:
2017:
2008:
2006:
2001:
1992:
1990:
1985:
1976:
1974:
1969:
1960:
1958:
1953:
1944:
1942:
1937:
1931:
1916:
1907:
1905:
1891:
1878:
1869:
1866:
1861:
1851:
1850:
1846:
1841:
1837:
1832:
1828:
1823:
1819:
1812:
1797:
1796:
1792:
1785:
1770:
1769:
1765:
1751:
1741:
1737:
1728:
1727:
1720:
1710:
1708:
1698:
1697:
1693:
1688:
1684:
1679:
1675:
1670:
1666:
1661:
1657:
1652:
1648:
1638:
1636:
1631:
1630:
1626:
1616:
1614:
1611:"Hotel History"
1609:
1608:
1597:
1587:
1585:
1580:
1579:
1575:
1565:
1563:
1557:
1556:
1545:
1535:
1533:
1519:
1518:
1509:
1505:Bunting, p. 46.
1504:
1495:
1490:
1483:
1479:Bunting, p. 45.
1478:
1471:
1466:
1459:
1454:
1450:
1446:Bunting, p, 43.
1445:
1438:
1433:
1429:
1424:
1420:
1415:
1411:
1396:
1394:
1391:
1386:
1375:
1373:
1369:
1365:
1364:
1360:
1355:
1351:
1341:
1339:
1334:
1333:
1320:
1315:
1311:
1306:
1302:
1297:
1293:
1288:
1279:
1269:
1267:
1262:
1261:
1254:
1249:
1245:
1240:
1236:
1231:
1227:
1217:
1215:
1210:
1209:
1188:
1183:
1179:
1174:
1170:
1165:
1161:
1147:
1146:
1142:
1137:
1133:
1128:
1124:
1114:
1112:
1107:
1106:
1099:
1085:
1084:
1075:
1068:
1049:
1048:
1044:
1034:
1032:
1028:
1023:
1022:
1013:
1003:
1001:
987:
986:
982:
969:
959:
954:
947:
946:
942:
923:
922:
915:
911:
886:
847:
818:
808:
804:
801:
799:
767:
741:
735:
724:Henry Schricker
701:
673:Harry S. Truman
665:Louis Armstrong
624:
604:
552:
524:Sheraton Hotels
507:
437:
392:
388:
385:
383:
335:
298:
285:
164:
162:
158:
155:
150:
147:
145:
143:
142:
123:
122:
121:
120:
117:
116:
115:
114:
97:
96:
95:
92:
91:
90:
89:
67:
51:
42:
33:
22:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2853:
2851:
2843:
2842:
2837:
2832:
2827:
2822:
2817:
2807:
2806:
2800:
2799:
2797:
2796:
2791:
2786:
2784:Property types
2781:
2776:
2770:
2767:
2766:
2764:
2763:
2758:
2752:
2750:
2746:
2745:
2743:
2742:
2737:
2732:
2727:
2722:
2717:
2712:
2707:
2702:
2697:
2692:
2687:
2682:
2677:
2672:
2667:
2662:
2657:
2652:
2647:
2642:
2637:
2632:
2627:
2622:
2617:
2612:
2607:
2602:
2597:
2592:
2587:
2582:
2577:
2572:
2567:
2562:
2557:
2552:
2547:
2542:
2537:
2532:
2527:
2522:
2517:
2512:
2507:
2502:
2497:
2492:
2487:
2482:
2477:
2472:
2467:
2462:
2457:
2452:
2447:
2442:
2437:
2432:
2427:
2422:
2417:
2412:
2407:
2402:
2397:
2392:
2387:
2382:
2377:
2372:
2367:
2362:
2357:
2352:
2347:
2342:
2337:
2332:
2327:
2322:
2317:
2312:
2307:
2302:
2297:
2292:
2287:
2282:
2276:
2274:
2268:
2267:
2253:
2251:
2249:
2248:
2246:Property types
2243:
2238:
2233:
2228:
2223:
2217:
2215:
2211:
2210:
2201:
2199:
2198:
2191:
2184:
2176:
2170:
2169:
2161:
2160:External links
2158:
2157:
2156:
2136:
2102:
2077:
2060:
2044:
2028:
2015:
1999:
1983:
1967:
1951:
1935:
1929:
1914:
1889:
1876:
1865:
1862:
1860:
1859:
1844:
1835:
1826:
1817:
1810:
1790:
1783:
1763:
1735:
1718:
1707:. Gary Ashwill
1691:
1689:Fadely, p. 78.
1682:
1673:
1664:
1655:
1653:Fadely, p. 74.
1646:
1624:
1595:
1573:
1543:
1507:
1493:
1481:
1469:
1467:Fadely, p. 72.
1457:
1448:
1436:
1427:
1418:
1409:
1385:This includes
1358:
1349:
1318:
1309:
1300:
1291:
1277:
1252:
1243:
1234:
1225:
1186:
1177:
1168:
1159:
1140:
1131:
1129:Fadely, p. 61.
1122:
1097:
1073:
1066:
1042:
1011:
980:
940:
912:
910:
907:
906:
905:
894:
885:
882:
881:
880:
869:
854:
846:
845:Notable events
843:
825:around 1920.
817:
814:
766:
763:
737:Main article:
734:
731:
700:
697:
687:; and others.
657:Duke Ellington
633:John Barrymore
623:
622:Notable guests
620:
603:
600:
551:
548:
506:
503:
491:Monon Railroad
449:Thomas Taggart
436:
433:
413:Monon Railroad
344:Paoli, Indiana
334:
331:
297:
294:
284:
281:
258:Thomas Taggart
247:mineral spring
221:
220:
217:
213:
212:
207:
200:
199:
196:
192:
191:
185:
181:
180:
177:
173:
172:
140:
136:
135:
129:
125:
124:
108:
107:
101:
100:
99:
98:
83:
82:
76:
75:
74:
73:
72:
69:
68:
65:
57:
56:
53:
52:
47:
44:
43:
38:
35:
34:
31:
28:
27:
20:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2852:
2841:
2838:
2836:
2833:
2831:
2828:
2826:
2823:
2821:
2818:
2816:
2813:
2812:
2810:
2795:
2792:
2790:
2787:
2785:
2782:
2780:
2777:
2775:
2772:
2771:
2768:
2762:
2759:
2757:
2754:
2753:
2751:
2747:
2741:
2738:
2736:
2733:
2731:
2728:
2726:
2723:
2721:
2718:
2716:
2713:
2711:
2708:
2706:
2703:
2701:
2698:
2696:
2693:
2691:
2688:
2686:
2683:
2681:
2678:
2676:
2673:
2671:
2668:
2666:
2663:
2661:
2658:
2656:
2653:
2651:
2648:
2646:
2643:
2641:
2638:
2636:
2633:
2631:
2628:
2626:
2623:
2621:
2618:
2616:
2613:
2611:
2608:
2606:
2603:
2601:
2598:
2596:
2593:
2591:
2588:
2586:
2583:
2581:
2578:
2576:
2573:
2571:
2568:
2566:
2563:
2561:
2558:
2556:
2553:
2551:
2548:
2546:
2543:
2541:
2538:
2536:
2533:
2531:
2528:
2526:
2525:Marion: Other
2523:
2521:
2518:
2516:
2513:
2511:
2508:
2506:
2503:
2501:
2498:
2496:
2493:
2491:
2488:
2486:
2483:
2481:
2478:
2476:
2473:
2471:
2468:
2466:
2463:
2461:
2458:
2456:
2453:
2451:
2448:
2446:
2443:
2441:
2438:
2436:
2433:
2431:
2428:
2426:
2423:
2421:
2418:
2416:
2413:
2411:
2408:
2406:
2403:
2401:
2398:
2396:
2393:
2391:
2388:
2386:
2383:
2381:
2378:
2376:
2373:
2371:
2368:
2366:
2363:
2361:
2358:
2356:
2353:
2351:
2348:
2346:
2343:
2341:
2338:
2336:
2333:
2331:
2328:
2326:
2323:
2321:
2318:
2316:
2313:
2311:
2308:
2306:
2303:
2301:
2298:
2296:
2293:
2291:
2288:
2286:
2283:
2281:
2278:
2277:
2275:
2269:
2247:
2244:
2242:
2239:
2237:
2234:
2232:
2229:
2227:
2224:
2222:
2219:
2218:
2216:
2212:
2208:
2204:
2197:
2192:
2190:
2185:
2183:
2178:
2177:
2174:
2167:
2164:
2163:
2159:
2142:
2137:
2133:
2121:
2110:
2109:
2103:
2091:
2087:
2083:
2078:
2066:
2061:
2049:
2045:
2033:
2029:
2026:
2020:
2016:
2004:
2000:
1988:
1984:
1972:
1968:
1956:
1952:
1940:
1936:
1932:
1926:
1922:
1921:
1915:
1903:
1899:
1895:
1890:
1886:
1882:
1877:
1873:
1868:
1867:
1863:
1855:
1848:
1845:
1839:
1836:
1830:
1827:
1821:
1818:
1813:
1811:9780738551333
1807:
1803:
1802:
1794:
1791:
1786:
1784:9780786413805
1780:
1776:
1775:
1767:
1764:
1759:
1746:
1738:
1736:9781476607573
1732:
1725:
1723:
1719:
1706:
1702:
1695:
1692:
1686:
1683:
1677:
1674:
1668:
1665:
1659:
1656:
1650:
1647:
1634:
1628:
1625:
1612:
1606:
1604:
1602:
1600:
1596:
1583:
1577:
1574:
1561:
1554:
1552:
1550:
1548:
1544:
1531:
1527:
1523:
1516:
1514:
1512:
1508:
1502:
1500:
1498:
1494:
1488:
1486:
1482:
1476:
1474:
1470:
1464:
1462:
1458:
1452:
1449:
1443:
1441:
1437:
1431:
1428:
1422:
1419:
1413:
1410:
1406:
1390:
1384:
1368:
1362:
1359:
1353:
1350:
1337:
1331:
1329:
1327:
1325:
1323:
1319:
1313:
1310:
1304:
1301:
1295:
1292:
1286:
1284:
1282:
1278:
1265:
1259:
1257:
1253:
1250:Rhodes, p. 8.
1247:
1244:
1238:
1235:
1229:
1226:
1213:
1207:
1205:
1203:
1201:
1199:
1197:
1195:
1193:
1191:
1187:
1181:
1178:
1172:
1169:
1163:
1160:
1156:
1150:
1144:
1141:
1135:
1132:
1126:
1123:
1110:
1104:
1102:
1098:
1093:
1089:
1082:
1080:
1078:
1074:
1069:
1063:
1059:
1055:
1054:
1046:
1043:
1027:
1020:
1018:
1016:
1012:
999:
995:
991:
984:
981:
976:
964:
953:
952:
944:
941:
936:
932:
931:
926:
920:
918:
914:
908:
903:
899:
895:
892:
888:
887:
883:
878:
874:
870:
867:
863:
859:
855:
852:
849:
848:
844:
838:
830:
826:
824:
815:
813:
797:
793:
788:
783:
781:
777:
772:
764:
762:
759:
755:
751:
746:
740:
732:
730:
727:
725:
721:
717:
713:
710:
705:
698:
692:
688:
686:
682:
681:Ronald Reagan
678:
677:Richard Nixon
674:
670:
666:
662:
661:Irving Berlin
658:
654:
650:
646:
642:
638:
637:Howard Hughes
634:
629:
621:
619:
617:
608:
601:
599:
595:
593:
589:
584:
582:
578:
574:
569:
565:
556:
550:Casino resort
549:
547:
545:
541:
537:
533:
529:
525:
521:
520:New York City
516:
512:
504:
502:
498:
496:
492:
486:
482:
479:
475:
471:
466:
462:
458:
454:
450:
441:
434:
432:
430:
426:
422:
416:
414:
410:
405:
403:
399:
380:
378:
374:
369:
368:Orange County
365:
359:
357:
353:
347:
345:
341:
332:
330:
328:
324:
320:
315:
311:
307:
306:Buffalo Trace
303:
295:
289:
282:
280:
278:
274:
270:
265:
263:
259:
255:
251:
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
228:
218:
216:Added to NRHP
214:
211:
208:
201:
197:
193:
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
169:
141:
137:
134:
130:
126:
105:
80:
70:
63:
58:
54:
50:
45:
41:
36:
29:
25:
19:
2148:. Retrieved
2107:
2094:. Retrieved
2089:
2085:
2071:December 10,
2069:. Retrieved
2052:. Retrieved
2036:. Retrieved
2024:
2018:
2007:. Retrieved
2005:. WFLQ Radio
1991:. Retrieved
1975:. Retrieved
1959:. Retrieved
1943:. Retrieved
1919:
1906:. Retrieved
1902:the original
1897:
1884:
1880:
1871:
1856:. p. 4.
1853:
1847:
1838:
1829:
1820:
1800:
1793:
1773:
1766:
1709:. Retrieved
1704:
1694:
1685:
1676:
1667:
1658:
1649:
1637:. Retrieved
1627:
1615:. Retrieved
1586:. Retrieved
1576:
1566:December 10,
1564:. Retrieved
1534:. Retrieved
1530:the original
1525:
1451:
1430:
1421:
1412:
1395:. Retrieved
1382:
1374:. Retrieved
1361:
1352:
1340:. Retrieved
1312:
1303:
1294:
1268:. Retrieved
1246:
1237:
1228:
1216:. Retrieved
1214:. WFLQ Radio
1180:
1171:
1162:
1154:
1148:
1143:
1134:
1125:
1113:. Retrieved
1091:
1087:
1052:
1045:
1033:. Retrieved
1002:. Retrieved
997:
993:
983:
957:. p. 7.
950:
943:
928:
851:Tomato juice
819:
796:Walter Hagen
785:Around 1917
784:
771:Tom Bendelow
768:
742:
728:
706:
702:
628:Disney World
625:
613:
596:
585:
577:Donald Trump
561:
558:Pluto Spring
527:
508:
499:
487:
483:
453:Indianapolis
446:
417:
406:
381:
360:
348:
336:
308:in southern
299:
266:
262:Indianapolis
226:
224:
18:
2749:Other lists
2690:Vanderburgh
2670:Switzerland
2290:Bartholomew
2128:|work=
2023:Reprint of
1711:February 2,
1153:Reprint of
971:|work=
884:Recognition
823:T.R. Otsuka
787:Donald Ross
716:Frank Hanly
649:Bing Crosby
641:Lana Turner
616:Pluto Water
602:Pluto Water
465:Terre Haute
461:U.S. Senate
435:Taggart era
354:during the
254:Pluto Water
243:French Lick
163: /
139:Coordinates
2809:Categories
2720:Washington
2695:Vermillion
2675:Tippecanoe
2635:St. Joseph
2550:Montgomery
2450:Huntington
1864:References
1754:|url=
709:Republican
540:Cook Group
429:rheumatism
425:alcoholism
340:William A.
271:team, the
250:health spa
151:86°37′15″W
148:38°33′15″N
2490:Kosciusko
2470:Jefferson
2435:Hendricks
2300:Blackford
2273:by county
2130:ignored (
2120:cite book
1745:cite book
973:ignored (
963:cite book
866:president
581:Bill Cook
532:Cleveland
352:U.S. Army
338:brother,
327:Tennessee
302:salt lick
184:Architect
2665:Sullivan
2620:Randolph
2530:Marshall
2510:Lawrence
2495:LaGrange
2475:Jennings
2430:Harrison
2420:Hamilton
2395:Franklin
2390:Fountain
2365:Delaware
2350:Dearborn
2340:Crawford
1405:Site map
904:program.
893:in 2003.
780:bungalow
712:governor
699:Gambling
645:Bob Hope
210:03000972
128:Location
2756:Bridges
2740:Whitley
2715:Warrick
2660:Steuben
2650:Spencer
2610:Pulaski
2515:Madison
2505:LaPorte
2480:Johnson
2455:Jackson
2425:Hancock
2380:Fayette
2375:Elkhart
2355:Decatur
2345:Daviess
2335:Clinton
2315:Carroll
2207:Indiana
2150:May 26,
2096:May 23,
2054:May 24,
2038:May 23,
2027:(1884).
2009:May 24,
1993:May 24,
1977:May 24,
1961:May 27,
1945:May 23,
1908:May 23,
1756:value (
1639:May 24,
1617:May 24,
1588:May 23,
1536:May 23,
1397:June 1,
1376:June 1,
1342:May 27,
1270:May 23,
1218:May 24,
1157:(1884).
1115:May 24,
1035:May 26,
1004:May 23,
873:lithium
816:Gardens
807:⁄
778:-style
505:Decline
495:Chicago
400:in the
398:veranda
391:⁄
310:Indiana
296:Origins
283:History
2710:Warren
2705:Wabash
2680:Tipton
2655:Starke
2645:Shelby
2625:Ripley
2615:Putnam
2600:Porter
2575:Orange
2560:Newton
2555:Morgan
2545:Monroe
2535:Martin
2460:Jasper
2445:Howard
2415:Greene
2405:Gibson
2400:Fulton
2370:Dubois
2360:DeKalb
2295:Benton
2214:Topics
1927:
1808:
1781:
1752:Check
1733:
1064:
752:, the
679:, and
663:, and
427:, and
2735:White
2730:Wells
2725:Wayne
2685:Union
2640:Scott
2605:Posey
2590:Perry
2585:Parke
2565:Noble
2540:Miami
2440:Henry
2410:Grant
2385:Floyd
2325:Clark
2310:Brown
2305:Boone
2285:Allen
2280:Adams
2271:Lists
2144:(PDF)
2112:(PDF)
1392:(PDF)
1383:Note:
1029:(PDF)
955:(PDF)
909:Notes
472:with
377:Pluto
176:Built
2700:Vigo
2630:Rush
2595:Pike
2580:Owen
2570:Ohio
2500:Lake
2485:Knox
2330:Clay
2320:Cass
2152:2016
2132:help
2098:2016
2073:2011
2056:2016
2040:2016
2011:2016
1995:2016
1979:2016
1963:2016
1947:2016
1925:ISBN
1910:2016
1806:ISBN
1779:ISBN
1758:help
1731:ISBN
1713:2016
1641:2016
1619:2016
1590:2016
1568:2011
1538:2016
1399:2016
1378:2016
1344:2016
1272:2016
1220:2016
1117:2016
1062:ISBN
1037:2016
1006:2016
975:help
896:The
765:Golf
586:The
536:Ohio
421:gout
342:, a
225:The
179:1901
2465:Jay
2205:in
325:in
241:at
205:No.
2811::
2124::
2122:}}
2118:{{
2090:54
2088:.
2084:.
1896:.
1885:52
1883:.
1749::
1747:}}
1743:{{
1721:^
1703:.
1598:^
1546:^
1524:.
1510:^
1496:^
1484:^
1472:^
1460:^
1439:^
1403:,
1321:^
1280:^
1255:^
1189:^
1100:^
1092:52
1090:.
1076:^
1060:.
1058:60
1014:^
998:54
996:.
992:.
967::
965:}}
961:{{
933:.
927:.
916:^
714:,
675:,
671:,
659:,
655:,
651:,
647:,
643:,
639:,
635:,
534:,
423:,
329:.
312:.
2195:e
2188:t
2181:v
2154:.
2134:)
2114:.
2100:.
2075:.
2058:.
2042:.
2013:.
1997:.
1981:.
1965:.
1949:.
1933:.
1912:.
1874:.
1814:.
1787:.
1760:)
1739:.
1715:.
1643:.
1621:.
1592:.
1570:.
1540:.
1401:.
1380:.
1346:.
1274:.
1222:.
1119:.
1070:.
1039:.
1008:.
977:)
879:.
868:.
809:2
805:1
802:+
800:1
393:2
389:1
386:+
384:2
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
