Built in 1910, this freshly remodeled one bedroom house is the perfect home base for your stay in Salem, Indiana. Located 0.7 mile from the Salem Square. Pet friendly home located close to the Salem Community Walking Trail. Cute little one bedroom one bathroom cottage with off-street driveway parking. Front porch and rear patio are for guest use. Plenty of open living space. Full kitchen for any cooking needs. Washer and dryer available for guest use. Find more information on Airbnb.

Past 'N' Present is a primitive and home décor & gift shop. Past 'N' Present offers a wide variety of hand made furniture, candles and more.

Pear Orchard Farm provides homemade jams and jellies, cucumbers, zucchinis and summer squash. Along a variety of fresh cut flowers! Built with grit. Stocked with love. Raised right here.

Located at 206 South High in Salem is one of three houses built in the Second Empire style by Colonel Redfield, the others the Elliott Home on Market and the Shrum home on Hackberry. Although the residence appears to be constructed of coursed limestone, it is actually yellow poplar with a tromp d'oeil finish. The property was owned by the Persise family, who were early involved with the Persise Hotel (c. 1860) and Sinclair Woolen Mills, and later the Bank of Salem, and construction of the West Baden Hotel. The house was constructed in 1882, and its immediate environment contains many preserved nineteenth century site elements. The High Street f ...

The village is located directly behind the Steven’s Museum and is within walking distance of all other attractions on the grounds of the John Hay Center. Besides being a step back in time, the pioneer village is an ongoing project for the John Hay Center and will continue to grow for many years to come.The village is a replica of an 1830’s community featuring a jail, blacksmith, school, church, smoke house, barn, bell tower, loom house, and New Philadelphia Post Office and General Store. At various times during the year, volunteers portray excellent renditions of various community figures such as the blacksmith or loom worker.

An ongoing project for the John Hay Center, the Pioneer Village continues to grow. The village is a replica of an 1830’s community featuring a jail, blacksmith, school, church, Haganman house, smoke house, barn, bell tower, loom house, and New Philadelphia Post Office and General Store. In 2023 the John Hay Center has also added a concert venue area.

Blue River Friends Hicksite Meeting House is the oldest extant Quaker Meeting House in the State of Indiana. More than two hundred years have elapsed since the Blue River Friends Hicksite Meeting House came into existence. Early in the 1800’s many families of Friends came to southern Indiana in opposition to slavery and established homes and places of worship in Washington County. Leaving comfortable homes in North Carolina, they traveled together to the lands that would soon become the states of Indiana and Ohio. The desire to live in a place where every man, woman, and child was a free person and to enjoy the liberties granted to them in the newl ...

Rapid Fired Pizza make every pizza to order with your choice of fresh toppings while you watch and then cook it in just 180 seconds. With over 35 toppings and 8 sauces to choose from, the possibilities are endless.

Providing lunch, dinner, and catering on the historic public square in Salem, Indiana.

In 1817, Isaiah Reid Sr. led the Scottish Covenanter Christians in founding a community called Walnut Ridge in Washington County in the brand new state of Indiana. The name Covenanter, in 17th century Scottish history, applied to those who bound themselves by covenants to maintain Presbyterianism as the sole religion of Scotland. Scotland faced great struggles over religion and their persecution for the next 200 years. Many Covenanters migrated to Ireland and finally to the colonies of the United States. According to Mary Reid Lusk (Isaiah Reid Senior's daughter) “The Covenanters of South Carolina were very much dissatisfied with Negro slavery and ...

"Riley's Place" is located inside DePauw Park. DePauw Park is just a few blocks west of the Salem Square. Riley's Place was named after Riley Jean Tomlinson, a local toddler who accidentally drowned in a swimming pool, the park was built in 2001 and contains two and three story wooden castles and other structures for children's play along with swings, slides, and similar playground equipment.

Rosa Luna Fields is a small alpaca farm situated in Pekin. The main attraction is the Huacaya Alpacas. Alpacas are native to the Andes mountains, at altitudes of up to 13,000 ft above sea level. Its natural range encompasses four South American countries. Rosa Luna Fields presently have 8 females and a four month old male named Leo. Alpacas are fascinating animals each with their own personality. The other girls on the farm are Italian Honeybees and our chickens and guineas. Rosa Luna Fields shear once a year, usually in April. They collect the fiber for yarn and crafts and the girls stay cool in our hot, humid summers. Their handmade produc ...

Rosebud Bakery is located west of Salem and has been serving customers since 2014. Rosebud is a general store and bakery and specializes in homemade baked goods, deli sandwiches, and much more.

Established in 2014, the Rosebud Bakery features homemade (from scratch) baked goods, from cookies to pies, plus groceries, deli meats and cheeses.

Washington County is home to many unique types of vintage rural barns. These barns have historical significance and were designed to suit the agricultural and farming needs of their time. These barns provide a link to the agricultural traditions and family legacies in the area .

Since 1875, #3 Lyon Block – the current home of Salem Apothecary on the north west side of the Salem Square – has been standing watch over the health and well-being of Washington County. Built by Dawson Lyon, Lyon block is the oldest standing building on the Salem Square and since its completion has always been home to your local independent pharmacist.

The Salem Downtown Historic District is a national historic district located at Salem, Washington County, Indiana. The original plat of the town, founded in 1814, is within the district. Downtown architectural styles are Italianate, Gothic Revival, Classical Revival, Late Victorian, Early Republic, and Late 19th/20th Century Revivals. The Italianate style is the most common building style extant on the square. Salem's continuing sense of downtown pride and industry is evident in an article printed in the Democratic Sun in 1896: "The store buildings are mostly constructed of brick, some of them being fitted up elaborately and at great expense, A ...

This mural on the southwest side of the Salem Square is a tribute to our Washington County pioneer ancestors, Beck's Mill, native sons John Hay and Everett Dean. Everett Dean was born in Livonia, Indiana in 1898 and was the first Basketball All-American at Indiana University.