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      • Wylie House Museum is the historic 1835 home of the first president of IU, Andrew Wylie. The museum interprets the lives of Wylie family members and others within the context of Indiana University and U.S. history.
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  1. Wylie House Museum is the historic 1835 home of the first president of IU, Andrew Wylie. The museum interprets the lives of Wylie family members and others within the context of Indiana University and U.S. history.

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    Free guided tours are offered on the hour Wednesday - Saturday, 10am-4pm. Please also visit us via our virtual tour or our online exhibits. (Hours & exceptions)

    Wylie House Museum actively supports the academic mission of Indiana University and engages visitors in immersive and inclusive histories associated with the home.

    The Wylie House Museum is owned and maintained by Indiana University and is a part of the Indiana University Libraries. Private donations, essential to the work of the museum, pay for research, programs, acquisitions, and preservation. Internship possibilities and other volunteer opportunities are also available. Learn to be a docent, help in the g...

  3. Mar 16, 2016 · Built in 1835, Wylie House was the home of Indiana University's first president, Andrew Wylie, and his family. Today Wylie House is owned and operated by Indiana University as a historic house museum open to the public and serving as an academic resource for campus.

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  4. Today, known as Wylie House Museum, the building is a historic house museum that presents the house as it would have looked prior to 1860. With an inventory from 1859 as a guide it is furnished with a combination of Wylie family heirlooms and period pieces.

  5. Mar 29, 2019 · The Wylie House In 1835, six years after arriving in Bloomington, Wylie began constructing a home for his family. He purchased 20 acres of land on top of a hill that overlooked the college at...

  6. Nov 11, 2020 · In the 1960s, IU turned the Wylie House into a historic house museum furnished as it might have been in the 1840s. The house takes visitors back in time, but it also transcends that decade.

  7. The Wylie House, located in Bloomington, Indiana, is a historic structure that was built in 1835. It was the residence of Andrew Wylie, who was the first president of Indiana University, until he passed away in 1851.

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