Newspaper publisher Hilton U. Brown (1859-1958) dwelled in a mansion clad in stone on the southwest corner of East Washington Street and Emerson Avenue. Irvington children by the dozens flocked to the property on snowy days for sledding down "Brown's Hill." Besides his involvement with the Indianapolis News, the veteran journalist also served as a Butler University trustee for many years. The Browns tragically lost one of their sons during World War I and donated a plot of land in his memory across the street from the house. That small park is now called Brown's Corner. This photo shows Mr. Brown hard at work in 1925.
Hello, I'm requiring information on Hilton U. Brown house on hill. In Irvington. How,when built. I'm a history buff of Indianapolis.
ReplyDeleteGreetings fellow history buff! Hilton and Jennie Brown had their beautiful home constructed in 1892. It was in the Shingle Style. The boulders that clad the lower story came from nearby Pleasant Run Creek. Sadly, it was demolished for a gas station in 1959.
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