Vincennes State Historic Sites

Description
From 1800 to 1813, while Vincennes was the capital of the Indiana Territory. One of the buildings used by the Territorial Legislature is preserved here and considered the oldest major government building in the mid-west. A replica of the Jefferson Academy, 1801, is used to interpret the first college in Indiana, the direct predecessor of Vincennes University. The Elihu Stout Print Shop is a replica of the builing where the first newspaper, the Indiana Gazette, was published, 1804, featuring an authentic Ramage press of the era. The Thompson birthplace is a small frame house where the author of Alice of Old Vincennes was born. An 1830's style Log Cabin serves at the Visitors Center.

Address Vincennes State Historic Sites 1 West Harrison Street Vincennes, IN 47591	Phone (812) 882-7422 Fax 8128820928 Email
Hours: Open Monday - Saturday, 9:00am - 5:00pm (EST). *Closed Sundays
Website: http://www.indianamuseum.org/sites/vinc.html
Admission Information: $3.50/Adult; $3.00/Senior 55+; $2/Child, 4- 11 *Group tours of 10+, please call the Vincennes/Knox Co. Convention & Visitors Bureau @ 1.800.886.6443 Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm (EST).
This location is wheelchair accessible.
Dial 812-703-4004, site code 6 for audio tour.