The Hermitage (Brookville, Indiana)
The Hermitage, also known as the John Ottis Adams and Winifred Brady Adams Home and Studio, is a historic home located at Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana. The original house was built about 1835 by well-to-do paper manufacturer James Henry Speer, and reconfigured in 1898. It is a 1 1/2-story, Bungalow / American Craftsman inspired frame dwelling sheathed in clapboard. It features a full-width front porch supported by 17 tapered columns. At each end of the house are artists studios. A rear section rises to 2 1/2-stories. Also on the property are the levee built after a flood in 1913, contributing gazebo, pergola, and outhouse. It was the home of artist J. Ottis Adams.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. It is located in the Brookville Historic District.
