TAKE A “STAY-CATION” THIS WEEKEND
Celebrate the history and traditions of the earliest inhabitants of the Three Rivers area, at “Miami Indian Heritage Day” on Saturday, June 7, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. You don’t have to drive far to experience traditional Miami clothing research and fabrication, and Miami dance and related dance regalia at Chief Richardville House, 5705 Bluffton Road in Fort Wayne.
Tour the historic home of Miami Chief Jean Baptiste de Richardville. Built in 1827, the home is silent testimony to a strong business sense that resulted in his being the richest man in Indiana at the time of his death in 1841.
In his spacious and elegant home, he reportedly entertained some of Fort Wayne’s earliest civic leaders like Samuel Hanna, Allen Hamilton, and William Rockhill. Today his house is recognized as the oldest Native American dwelling in the Midwest and the first Greek Revival style house in Indiana. This restored site affords visitors an opportunity to truly walk in the footsteps of our area’s history.
The first floor of the Chief Richardville House is handicap accessible.
Admission is $7 adults; $5 seniors and students; free to History Center members and children under 5. For more information, call the History Center at (260) 426-2882.
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