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A Historic and Educational Museum in Crawfordsville, IN

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We met a cool visitor today while taking a stroll around Lane Place. We love having a wide array of visitors, snow people included! ⛄️ We reopen in March to scheduled tours, call today to set up your tour! (Snowman may or may not still be here)

#uniquelymoco #laneplace #montgomerycountyindiana #historichome #snow #snowman #visit

We met a cool visitor today while taking a stroll around Lane Place. We love having a wide array of visitors, snow people included! ⛄️ We reopen in March to scheduled tours, call today to set up your tour! (Snowman may or may not still be here)

#uniquelymoco #laneplace #montgomerycountyindiana #historichome #snow #snowman #visit

Join us next Saturday, the 30th, for our annual Christmas at Lane Place! Enjoy seeing our historic home decorated for the holidays! 🎄

#laneplace #crawfordsvilleindiana #montgomerycountyindiana #uniquelymoco #historichomes #christmas #christmasactivities

Join us next Saturday, the 30th, for our annual Christmas at Lane Place! Enjoy seeing our historic home decorated for the holidays! 🎄

#laneplace #crawfordsvilleindiana #montgomerycountyindiana #uniquelymoco #historichomes #christmas #christmasactivities

Happy Halloween! 🎃 We had a fabulous turn out for our first trunk or treat this past Sunday! We look forward to this becoming a yearly tradition! If you weren’t able to make it this year, be sure to come next year!

A huge thank you to our sponsors Wabash College, Tri-County Bank & Trust, Hoosier Heartland State Bank, Kiwanis Club of Crawfordsville, The Hemmerlein Family and Premier Sign Group! 💛

Happy Halloween! 🎃 We had a fabulous turn out for our first trunk or treat this past Sunday! We look forward to this becoming a yearly tradition! If you weren’t able to make it this year, be sure to come next year!

A huge thank you to our sponsors Wabash College, Tri-County Bank & Trust, Hoosier Heartland State Bank, Kiwanis Club of Crawfordsville, The Hemmerlein Family and Premier Sign Group! 💛

We are excited to have @wabashcollege as one of our top sponsors for the MCHS Trunk or Treat! Our event is just days away, we hope you’ll come have a spooky good time with us!
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We are excited to have @wabashcollege as one of our top sponsors for the MCHS Trunk or Treat! Our event is just days away, we hope you’ll come have a spooky good time with us!
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We are excited to have @tricountybank as one of our top sponsors for the MCHS Trunk or Treat! Mark your calendars, our spook-tacular event is just one week away!
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We are excited to have @tricountybank as one of our top sponsors for the MCHS Trunk or Treat! Mark your calendars, our spook-tacular event is just one week away!
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Cancelation Notice: Tonight’s evening tour is canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. We still plan to hold next Friday’s Evening Tour. If you have any questions please contact our office at 765-362-3416. We apologize for the inconvenience!

Cancelation Notice: Tonight’s evening tour is canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. We still plan to hold next Friday’s Evening Tour. If you have any questions please contact our office at 765-362-3416. We apologize for the inconvenience!

Visit us October 27th from 3-5 PM for our first Trunk or Treat at Lane Place!

Visit us October 27th from 3-5 PM for our first Trunk or Treat at Lane Place!

Come visit us this week and enjoy our gorgeous garden, magnificent trees and beautiful historic home! Can you tell we love this place?! Come find out why!

Open Wednesday - Friday 1-4 PM, Saturday 11 AM - 4 PM

#uniquelymoco #crawfordsvilleindiana #historichomes #historichouse #garden #laneplace #indiana #historical #historicalsociety #HistoricalSociety #flowers #historichousemuseum

Come visit us this week and enjoy our gorgeous garden, magnificent trees and beautiful historic home! Can you tell we love this place?! Come find out why!

Open Wednesday - Friday 1-4 PM, Saturday 11 AM - 4 PM

#uniquelymoco #crawfordsvilleindiana #historichomes #historichouse #garden #laneplace #indiana #historical #historicalsociety #HistoricalSociety #flowers #historichousemuseum

The ramp at Lane Place is completed! We are excited to have a safe pathway and ramp for guests with mobility limitations! While we are unable to be wheelchair accessible (due to level changes and doorway widths), this will go a long way towards welcoming many new guests to our historic home! Many thanks to @montgomerycocommunityfdn for helping this project become a reality and to @davidson_greenhouse_nursery for the beautiful work that was done! Next up is to work on our landscaping in the garden, so keep an eye out for some gorgeous color in our garden this spring and summer! #historichouse #uniquelymoco #crawfordsville #laneplace #accessibility

The ramp at Lane Place is completed! We are excited to have a safe pathway and ramp for guests with mobility limitations! While we are unable to be wheelchair accessible (due to level changes and doorway widths), this will go a long way towards welcoming many new guests to our historic home! Many thanks to @montgomerycocommunityfdn for helping this project become a reality and to @davidson_greenhouse_nursery for the beautiful work that was done! Next up is to work on our landscaping in the garden, so keep an eye out for some gorgeous color in our garden this spring and summer! #historichouse #uniquelymoco #crawfordsville #laneplace #accessibility

We are so excited to finally be installing a ramp here at our historic home, Lane Place! While we are unable to make our home wheelchair accessible, we will now have a way to welcome guests into our home who have physical limitations that make stairs difficult. We’ve been collecting donations for a ramp for several years and with the help from a @montgomerycocommunityfdn grant we were finally able to move forward on this project! We’ll post pictures of the completed ramp next week! Thank you @davidson_greenhouse_nursery to the great start your crew has made, you have always been a great partner to our landscape aspirations! 💙

We are so excited to finally be installing a ramp here at our historic home, Lane Place! While we are unable to make our home wheelchair accessible, we will now have a way to welcome guests into our home who have physical limitations that make stairs difficult. We’ve been collecting donations for a ramp for several years and with the help from a @montgomerycocommunityfdn grant we were finally able to move forward on this project! We’ll post pictures of the completed ramp next week! Thank you @davidson_greenhouse_nursery to the great start your crew has made, you have always been a great partner to our landscape aspirations! 💙

A HUGE thank you to our members and donors, whose generosity helps us keep the MCHS moving forward and open every year! We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and do not receive any federal or local tax money to assist with our operation. We exist due to our amazing members and donors!

So, on Giving Tuesday we want to pause and tell you how appreciated your support is to us here at the MCHS. Because of you, we are able to open Lane Place's doors to the public and to hundreds of school children every year. We provide free school tours to Indiana students, maintain Lane Place and the Speed Cabin (an Underground Railroad site), and work on many other historical projects throughout the year. So, thank you to all of you who have supported our mission!

To those who may wish to become a member or donor, you can do so through our website, www.lane-mchs.org, or call our office at 765-362-3416 for more information!

A HUGE thank you to our members and donors, whose generosity helps us keep the MCHS moving forward and open every year! We are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and do not receive any federal or local tax money to assist with our operation. We exist due to our amazing members and donors!

So, on Giving Tuesday we want to pause and tell you how appreciated your support is to us here at the MCHS. Because of you, we are able to open Lane Place's doors to the public and to hundreds of school children every year. We provide free school tours to Indiana students, maintain Lane Place and the Speed Cabin (an Underground Railroad site), and work on many other historical projects throughout the year. So, thank you to all of you who have supported our mission!

To those who may wish to become a member or donor, you can do so through our website, www.lane-mchs.org, or call our office at 765-362-3416 for more information!

Come visit us this Saturday from 4-6 PM for our Christmas at Lane Place! Enjoy family friendly crafts, music, and an evening tour of Lane Place! Admission is free, come join us before Crawfordsville’s Downtown Party Night!
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Come visit us this Saturday from 4-6 PM for our Christmas at Lane Place! Enjoy family friendly crafts, music, and an evening tour of Lane Place! Admission is free, come join us before Crawfordsville’s Downtown Party Night!
🕯️🎄🎶

Wondering how to spend this beautiful day? Check out our local Linden Depot Museum’s Midwest Railroad Fair! Find our tent and learn about the Indiana, Bloomington, and Western Railroad! The event ends at 4 today, so finish up lunch and head on over!

#uniquelymoco #crawfordsville #linden #lindendepotmuseum #railroad

Wondering how to spend this beautiful day? Check out our local Linden Depot Museum’s Midwest Railroad Fair! Find our tent and learn about the Indiana, Bloomington, and Western Railroad! The event ends at 4 today, so finish up lunch and head on over!

#uniquelymoco #crawfordsville #linden #lindendepotmuseum #railroad

We are loving these pops of color!! #garden #laneplace #uniquelymoco #flowers #historichomes

We are loving these pops of color!! #garden #laneplace #uniquelymoco #flowers #historichomes

We are incredibly thankful that in spite of the widespread tree debris on our grounds, all of our buildings are safe! While our garden was safe during yesterday’s storm, the rest of our grounds were not. Thankfully, we will probably only need to remove one tree. Many of our other trees sacrificed large limbs to the high winds.

We are incredibly thankful that in spite of the widespread tree debris on our grounds, all of our buildings are safe! While our garden was safe during yesterday’s storm, the rest of our grounds were not. Thankfully, we will probably only need to remove one tree. Many of our other trees sacrificed large limbs to the high winds.

Flowers blooming, tomatos turning red, fresh mulch spread about - these are just a few of our favorite things we’re seeing around Lane Place and the Speed Cabin! Have you been by to see all the changes on our grounds?

A huge thank you goes to Davidson Greenhouse & Nursery, Inc. for the many plant and (copious amounts of) mulch donations as well as the incredible job they did on our west entrance!

Another giant thank you to Paula Cloncs-Furr and Dennis Furr for the countless hours they have put into our garden and landscaping! Our south garden, as well as the landscaping around the house and cabin have greatly benefited from the time and thoughtful care Paula & Dennis have given them this year. Thank you!!

Flowers blooming, tomatos turning red, fresh mulch spread about - these are just a few of our favorite things we’re seeing around Lane Place and the Speed Cabin! Have you been by to see all the changes on our grounds?

A huge thank you goes to Davidson Greenhouse & Nursery, Inc. for the many plant and (copious amounts of) mulch donations as well as the incredible job they did on our west entrance!

Another giant thank you to Paula Cloncs-Furr and Dennis Furr for the countless hours they have put into our garden and landscaping! Our south garden, as well as the landscaping around the house and cabin have greatly benefited from the time and thoughtful care Paula & Dennis have given them this year. Thank you!!

If you haven’t been by in a while, do yourself a favor and come check out all that we’ve done outside! We still have a ways to go, but what we have done is absolutely beautiful!

Want to see more landscape changes happen at Lane Place? Give today to help us reach our fundraising goals! Check out our website for ways to donate!

Our grounds will soon be home to the Strawberry Festival (June 9-11), but throughout the year we have historic house tours, events and many people who come here for photos during all kinds of special events (prom, weddings, family photos, birthday shoots, and more)! Help us preserve Lane Place and continue beautifying and caring for our grounds by donating today!

#uniquelymoco #crawfordsvilleindiana #laneplace #historichousemuseum #garden #beautiful

If you haven’t been by in a while, do yourself a favor and come check out all that we’ve done outside! We still have a ways to go, but what we have done is absolutely beautiful!

Want to see more landscape changes happen at Lane Place? Give today to help us reach our fundraising goals! Check out our website for ways to donate!

Our grounds will soon be home to the Strawberry Festival (June 9-11), but throughout the year we have historic house tours, events and many people who come here for photos during all kinds of special events (prom, weddings, family photos, birthday shoots, and more)! Help us preserve Lane Place and continue beautifying and caring for our grounds by donating today!

#uniquelymoco #crawfordsvilleindiana #laneplace #historichousemuseum #garden #beautiful

Please excuse the photo dump of our GORGEOUS grounds. Come enjoy Lane Place’s beautiful fall colors before they fade away! 🍂

#laneplace #uniquelymoco #historichousemuseum #crawfordsvilleindiana #fall #leaves

Please excuse the photo dump of our GORGEOUS grounds. Come enjoy Lane Place’s beautiful fall colors before they fade away! 🍂

#laneplace #uniquelymoco #historichousemuseum #crawfordsvilleindiana #fall #leaves

“From Bronner’s Worlds Largest Christmas Store at Frankenmuth (Little Bavaria),MI, to the Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie across the St. Mary’s River from Canada, the latest MCHS trip was loads of fun and educational! Come join us on our next adventure!”

- Terri Fyffe, MCHS Board Secretary and traveler

Photo credits to Steve Frees and Terri Fyffe

“From Bronner’s Worlds Largest Christmas Store at Frankenmuth (Little Bavaria),MI, to the Soo Locks at Sault Ste. Marie across the St. Mary’s River from Canada, the latest MCHS trip was loads of fun and educational! Come join us on our next adventure!”

- Terri Fyffe, MCHS Board Secretary and traveler

Photo credits to Steve Frees and Terri Fyffe

April showers ☔️ bring May flowers 💐 - so glad we’ve had a number of flowers around Lane Place not wait for May!

Come take a tour of our historic home and enjoy our beautiful green space!

#uniquelymoco #laneplace #historichousemuseum #crawfordsvilleindiana #flowers #tulips #garden #spring

April showers ☔️ bring May flowers 💐 - so glad we’ve had a number of flowers around Lane Place not wait for May!

Come take a tour of our historic home and enjoy our beautiful green space!

#uniquelymoco #laneplace #historichousemuseum #crawfordsvilleindiana #flowers #tulips #garden #spring

We’re excited to announce that we’ve been awarded a Programming and Capacity-Building
Grant of $10,000 from @INHumanities with funds from the American Rescue Plan. These funds
will allow us to continue supporting our community’s COVID-19 recovery efforts through the MCHS COVID-19 Oral History Project. Look for more information on this project in the coming year!

We’re excited to announce that we’ve been awarded a Programming and Capacity-Building
Grant of $10,000 from @INHumanities with funds from the American Rescue Plan. These funds
will allow us to continue supporting our community’s COVID-19 recovery efforts through the MCHS COVID-19 Oral History Project. Look for more information on this project in the coming year!

What a gorgeous day at Lane Place! Enjoy the sun, walk under the beautiful Tulip & Sycamore trees and come knock at our front door. We would love to walk you through a little of our history.

#laneplace #uniquelymoco #historichousemuseum #crawfordsvilleindiana #trees #beautifuldestination #nofilter

What a gorgeous day at Lane Place! Enjoy the sun, walk under the beautiful Tulip & Sycamore trees and come knock at our front door. We would love to walk you through a little of our history.

#laneplace #uniquelymoco #historichousemuseum #crawfordsvilleindiana #trees #beautifuldestination #nofilter

Can you guess what this item is? 🤔

Share your guess! 💡

#mchslaneplace #uniquelymoco #crawfordsvilleindiana #historichousemuseum #whatisthat

Can you guess what this item is? 🤔

Share your guess! 💡

#mchslaneplace #uniquelymoco #crawfordsvilleindiana #historichousemuseum #whatisthat

Textures of Lane Place: Any guesses on what this week’s item is?

Comment below with your guess!

#historichousemuseum #antique #uniquelymoco #crawfordsvilleindiana #mchslaneplace #whatisit #texture

Textures of Lane Place: Any guesses on what this week’s item is?

Comment below with your guess!

#historichousemuseum #antique #uniquelymoco #crawfordsvilleindiana #mchslaneplace #whatisit #texture

This is our first: Textures of Lane Place! Can you tell us what this item is and where to find it?

Think you know what it is? Comment below! Don’t know what it is, come visit us for a tour today!

Look for a new post every Friday!

#historichousemuseum #antiques #uniquelymoco #crawfordsvilleindiana #mchslaneplace #whatisthat #texture

This is our first: Textures of Lane Place! Can you tell us what this item is and where to find it?

Think you know what it is? Comment below! Don’t know what it is, come visit us for a tour today!

Look for a new post every Friday!

#historichousemuseum #antiques #uniquelymoco #crawfordsvilleindiana #mchslaneplace #whatisthat #texture

What a difference a month makes! Our garden has really bloomed in the past few weeks. Full of beautiful blooms and lovely little pollinators 🌸🐝

#laneplace #uniquelymoco #crawfordsvilleindiana #historichomes #garden #victoriangarden #flowers #summer

What a difference a month makes! Our garden has really bloomed in the past few weeks. Full of beautiful blooms and lovely little pollinators 🌸🐝

#laneplace #uniquelymoco #crawfordsvilleindiana #historichomes #garden #victoriangarden #flowers #summer

Come visit us this Thursday and Friday from 1-4 PM to see local Pamela Gash, a Civil War reenactor, who will work on crafting skills from the time!

#laneplace #uniquelymoco #crawfordsvilleindiana #reenactment #livedemo #civilwar

Come visit us this Thursday and Friday from 1-4 PM to see local Pamela Gash, a Civil War reenactor, who will work on crafting skills from the time!

#laneplace #uniquelymoco #crawfordsvilleindiana #reenactment #livedemo #civilwar

Come check out our tent at the #strawberryfestival here in #crawfordsvilleindiana!! 🍓

Come check out our tent at the #strawberryfestival here in #crawfordsvilleindiana!! 🍓

Our garden is ready for all your #strawberryfestival selfies!

#uniquelymoco #laneplace #historichousemuseum #crawfordsvilleindiana #flowers #garden #selfieready

Our garden is ready for all your #strawberryfestival selfies!

#uniquelymoco #laneplace #historichousemuseum #crawfordsvilleindiana #flowers #garden #selfieready

Doesn’t our garden look spiffy?! It’s all thanks to our local Flower Lovers Garden Club and @davidson_greenhouse_nursery!! What a blessing to receive their generous donations of hard work, plants and mulch 💚🌼🌿

#uniquelymoco #laneplace #historichousemuseum #crawfordsvilleindiana #springishere #flowers #gardening

Doesn’t our garden look spiffy?! It’s all thanks to our local Flower Lovers Garden Club and @davidson_greenhouse_nursery!! What a blessing to receive their generous donations of hard work, plants and mulch 💚🌼🌿

#uniquelymoco #laneplace #historichousemuseum #crawfordsvilleindiana #springishere #flowers #gardening

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OPENING HOURS

Open For Tours

April 1st - December 1st

March Tours are by Appointment Only

Wednesdays 1 - 4 PM

Thursdays 1 - 4 PM

Fridays 1 - 4 PM

2nd & 4th Saturdays 11 AM - 4 PM

Last tour of the day typically starts no later than 3:15 PM

Closed Thanksgiving Weekend - Last Open Day December 1st

2025 Closed

Independence Day, July 4-5

Thanksgiving Week, November 26-28

Do you need a different time for your tour? Call or email us today to see if we can schedule a special tour for you and your group!

TICKETING OPTIONS FOR YOUR VISIT

Come check us out! We offer flexible scheduling for visitors. In order to schedule your tour prior to your visit, please contact us by phone during our operating hours, or by email at any time.

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