Northern Indiana Center for History [IN] The Northern Indiana
Center for History includes a 38-room Victorian mansion and
gardens, a cottage interpreted with 1930s interiors, a
children's museum, and galleries covering local and Notre Dame
history. The mansion, known as Copshaholm, was owned by J.D.
Oliver, president of Oliver Chilled Plow Works. Built in
1895-96, the architecture is Romanesque Queen Anne in style, and
the interior furnishings are original. Highlights include works
by Bartolozzi (1725-1815), famed Italian engraver, and American
sculptor Lorado Taft (1860-1936). The Dom Robotnika, erected in
the 1870s, is an example of quarters like those in which factory
workers from the Oliver Chilled Plow Works might have lived.
Other offerings include archives, the Kidsfirst Children's
Museum, the Ernestine M. Raclin Gallery of Notre Dame History,
and the Voyages Gallery of Local History. Copshaholm offers an
introductory video and guided tours. The society also offers a
variety of themed educational progr