Monthly Archives: May 2020

Historic high school gym still stands in Bourbon

Posted on May 31, 2020 by historynut11

Prior to consolidation, even very small towns in Indiana had high schools and many of those schools had gyms. Shown in the photo is a historic gym in Bourbon, Marshall County. It was built in 1928 as both a gym … Continue reading →

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Youth center was formerly a post office

Posted on May 23, 2020 by historynut11

On Lincoln Avenue in downtown Goshen is an imposing old building. Several years ago it was converted into a youth center, fittingly called The Post, but it was originally a post office building. I was able to find out it … Continue reading →

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Building was originally a bank in Goshen

Posted on May 17, 2020 by historynut11

The city of Goshen in Elkhart County has some interesting historical buildings scattered throughout the downtown and other parts of town. One is shown in the photo for this week’s post. Originally this old building on Lincoln Avenue, just east … Continue reading →

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Barn is on the former Lower farm in Elkhart County

Posted on May 10, 2020 by historynut11

A couple of years ago I posted something about the old farmhouse on the former Lower farm on County Road 40, east of County Road 19 in Elkhart Township, Elkhart County. Daniel Lower purchased the farmland in 1855 and the … Continue reading →

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Top floor of old high school has some history

Posted on May 3, 2020 by historynut11

As a follow-up to last week’s post, this week I share some really neat history in Goshen. Last year I was allowed to go to the top floor in the city hall annex building in Goshen, which was originally the … Continue reading →

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