Grouseland

Infobox_nrhp | name =Grouseland (William Henry Harrison House)
nrhp_type =nhl


caption =
location= Vincennes, Indiana
lat_degrees = 38 | lat_minutes = 41 | lat_seconds = 7.76 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 87 | long_minutes = 31 | long_seconds = 33.62 | long_direction = W
area =
built =1804
architect= William Lindsay
architecture= No Style Listed
designated= December 19, 1960cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=20&ResourceType=Building
title=Grouseland (William Henry Harrison House)|accessdate=2008-07-23|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = October 15, 1966
governing_body = Private
refnum=66000018 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Grouseland, the William Henry Harrison Mansion and Museum, is a National Historic Landmark in architectural and historical fields. Grouseland is a large, two-story red brick home built for William Henry Harrison in Vincennes, Indiana during his term as Governor of the Indiana Territory. The mansion was completed in 1804 and reportedly dubbed "Grouseland" by William Henry Harrison, due to the abundance of grouse in the area.

During Harrison's governorship of the Indiana Territory, Grouseland was the focal point of the social and official life of the territory. As the capital of the Northwest Territory, more territory was governed from Vincennes than any city outside Washington, D.C.. [Indiana Business Journal; link below] Grouseland was home to Harrison until 1812. It remained in the Harrison family until the late 1840's.

The mansion includes the council chamber where Harrison met with representatives from various American Indian tribes. In 1805, Harrison negotiated the Treaty of Grouseland with a number of important Indian leaders, including Little Turtle and Buckongahelas. Harrison had two confrontations with the Shawnee leader Tecumseh at Grouseland in 1810 and 1811. (see Tecumseh's War). Harrison's thirteen treaties with Native American leaders resulted in millions of acres of land being acquired by the United States.Grouseland was built from local materials by skilled labor. The architect was William Lindsay.

Today, Grouseland is owned by the Daughters of the American Revolution and a non-professional board of directors oversees the policies and management of this structure. The main campus of Vincennes University is adjacent to the property, and other state historic buildings, such as the Territory Capitol building, have been moved to the property. [ [http://www.spiritofvincennes.org/rendezvous/historic/ http://www.spiritofvincennes.org/rendezvous/historic/] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.grouselandfoundation.org/ Official website]
* [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=20&ResourceType=Building National Park Service, Historic Landmarks program]
*http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=28887 'Vincennes Hoping History Can Bring Tourism'] Indiana Business Journal