James Whitcomb Riley house

For Indiana history, we visited the home of the "Hoosier Poet" - James Whitcomb Riley.  The home we visited belonged to his father and is the home where James grew up with his friend Ally (whom the poem "Little Orphant Annie" was written after.)  His father was a rich man who bought the land in Greenfield where their house currently stands, built a log cabin and then took 4 years to add on the portion that stands at the front of the house. 

Eventually, when James became rich and famous, he was able to purchase the house also.  Here are some pictures from inside the house.

His father's law desk - called a partner's desk because the other side looks exactly like this side and there is a small window where they can communicate.

Some of James' mothers jewelry.

A box that James' dad carved for his wife.  He did a lot of woodworking and we saw it throughout the house - stair banister, trim around doors and windows, etc.

The bed where James would've slept.

Some old pictures of the family and pictures of "Little Orphant Annie".

Then we walked downtown to the statue of James Whitcomb Riley.