Shelbyville, Indiana is a small town in central Indiana and was home to Thomas A. Hendricks, Vice President to Grover Cleveland. A replica of the Hendricks family log cabin is on display at the Shelby County Fairgrounds.
Reconstructed log cabin made from original logs from the Hendricks family cabin
Thomas A. Hendricks was a politician and lawyer who served as the 16th governor of Indiana from 1873 to 1877 and the 21st vice president of the United States from March until his death in November 1885. Hendricks also served Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. He was born in Ohio and his family moved to Shelbyville in 1822.
Information plaque mounted on the cabin
Vintage postcard of the original cabin, courtesy Indiana Historical Society
Thomas A. Hendricks
Hendricks was married to Eliza Morgan, and they had one child, a son who sadly died at age three. Hendricks was very popular with the people, and unfortunately he died on Thanksgiving night during his first year in office as Vice President. Hendricks is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis.
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That was a nice efficiency-sized cabin.
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Thanks, Tim. It is interesting what people back then made due with…
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And they often prepped the logs with nothing more than an axe.
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Thanks, Tim. The skilled axe wielders did wonders, not only for cabins but barns as well.
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Interesting piece of history, thanks for sharing. There were tiny houses already at that time đŸ˜‰
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Very interesting history, the cabin looks pretty nice.
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Interesting. You know, we rarely hear anything about vice presidents. Thanks for sharing!
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VP’s are rarely mentioned as you note. There is an actual official “Highway of Vice Presidents” (Indiana State Road 9). Four of the 6 VP’s from Indiana are/were from towns on that route.
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Love to see a vice president living in such modest accommodations.
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It is an interesting story, Hendricks was quite a large figure in his day. I’ve wondered what he would have done as POTUS. Thanks, Ken
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Thank you for the reblog!
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