James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home

James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home This Museum Home is a true preservation, not a restoration, of the Victorian home. Visit us for a tour, public event or private event.
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528 Lockerbie Street is a true preservation of the Victorian home the great Hoosier Poet, James Whitcomb Riley, resided in the last twenty-three years of his life. The James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home opened to the public in 1922, and has been offering a glimpse into the history of James Whitcomb Riley and his Victorian world for the last ninety-nine years. The home features the same furnishings a

nd ornate décor Mr. Riley enjoyed during his lifetime. Visitors to our Museum Home will see beautiful ceilings painted by Italian Artisans, the desk where Mr. Riley penned some of his most well known works such as Little Orphant Annie and The Raggedy Man, and a myriad of other treasures. Please visit the Museum Home soon and learn about the life and legacy of James Whitcomb Riley, the Indiana poet who helped define what it meant to be a Hoosier.

Address

528 Lockerbie Street
Indianapolis, IN
46202

Opening Hours

Thursday 10am - 11am
11:30am - 12:30pm
Friday 10am - 3:30pm
Saturday 10am - 3:30pm

Telephone

+13176315885

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