The William Grose House ~ New Castle, Indiana

An American Homestead

This 1870 Italianate style

Victorian home was built by

Civil War General William Grose

in New Castle, Indiana.

It is now the home of the Henry

County Historical Society Museum.

It is a beautiful house filled

with antiques from the family

and donations from the

community.  This is the parlor.

The house has a few

locally made pianos.

This is a beautiful desk, I

suppose the maker realized

he was making a masterpiece

because he documented all

the information on the types of'

wood and the meanings of the

designs, etc.

The dining room was filled

with beautiful china and a

trunk of quilts and linens

that I had to hold myself

back from rummaging through.

The summer kitchen.

This half canopy bed is very

 high off the ground because

 it has a trundle for the

 children underneath.

Another beautiful desk.

On the day I visited, a person

was cataloguing the collection

of coverlets.  She was gracious

enough to unwrap a few for me

to view and I got to snap a

few photos.



A room in the basement is

filled with furniture made by

the Hoosier Manufacturing Co.

which was based in New Castle.

I am lucky to own a Hoosier

cabinet myself.  My Aunt Jane

gave it to me back in my hometown

of Rahway, NJ.  It was in her garage

and it held our dress-up clothes

when we were little.  When she was

downsizing she offered it to me

and I ended up moving to Indiana.

We always say I took it back home.

I encourage you to check

out your local museums.

This museum is filled with

items of local interest, it was

a great way to spend a few

hours.  Especially for the

girl who likes old stuff!