What's New at Maplelawn Farmstead?

Maplelawn Farmstead added to the National Historic Register

In September of 2011, the Department of Interior announced that Maplelawn Farmstead was entered in the National Register of Historic Places as a Historic District.

The official State and National Register certificates will be presented during a special ceremony at the Indiana State Fair this August, but our local celebration will take place this spring at the Farmstead.

Located in Eagle Township in Boone County, Indiana, this intact family farmstead includes a farmhouse and related outbuildings. The original 80-acre parcel of land was purchased by John and Jane Wolf in 1835. In 1900, Alfred (Elroy) and Elmira Scott purchase the property, where the Scott family continued to operate a farm until 2000.

A letter from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources states: "Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register of Historic Places is the official inventory of sites with national, state, or local significance in the development of our nation's cultural heritage. Listing on the National Register is official recognition of the significance of the site and provides a measure of protection for the property."

Selected for inclusion on the National Register for its role as a prosperous farm from 1852 to 1924, Maplelawn Farmstead illustrates the progression of agricultural development and land use in central Indiana, especially in the last half of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century.

Our Mission:

Maplelawn Farmstead, Inc. creates experiences which connect people to the rich rural history of the 1930's Great Depression era on an Indiana family farm. The farm is located in Boone County, Indiana in the community of Zionsville.