Swope Art Museum
The Sheldon Swope Art Museum in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States, was originally funded by a bequest from Michael Sheldon Swope, a Civil War veteran and jeweler who lived in Terre Haute much of his adult life.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: art museum in Terre Haute, Indiana
- Also known as: “Sheldon Swope Art Museum” and “Swope Art Gallery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vigo County Public Library and Indiana Theatre.
Vigo County Public Library
Library
The Vigo County Public Library is a funded public library that serves the people living in Terre Haute and other communities in Vigo County, Indiana. It has been in operation since 1882, when the existing library was purchased by local school trustees from the Terre Haute Library Association. Vigo County Public Library is situated 710 feet south of Swope Art Museum.
Indiana Theatre
Event venue
Photo: LgnLndstrm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Indiana Theatre is a historic theater in Terre Haute, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1997, and is located in the Wabash Avenue-East Historic District.
Vigo County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Simon Dodd, CC BY 2.5.
The Vigo County Courthouse is a courthouse in Terre Haute, Indiana. The seat of government for Vigo County, the courthouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Vigo County Courthouse is situated 2,100 feet west of Swope Art Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Terre Haute and Taylorville.
Terre Haute
Photo: Sweet kate, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Terre Haute is a city of 61,000 people in west-central Indiana, about 180 mi south of Chicago and 1 hour southwest of Indianapolis. Terre Haute is one of the largest cities in the Wabash Valley and is known as the "Queen City of the Wabash".
Taylorville
Hamlet
Taylorville, also known as Taylorsville or Dresser, is an unincorporated community in eastern Sugar Creek Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Twelve Points
Hamlet
Twelve Points Historic District is a national historic district located at Terre Haute, Indiana. It encompasses 12 contributing buildings in a suburban commercial district of Terre Haute. Twelve Points is situated 2 miles north of Swope Art Museum.
Swope Art Museum
- Categories: art museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Harrison Township, Vigo, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.46571° or 39° 27′ 57″ northLongitude
-87.40715° or 87° 24′ 26″ westOpen location code
86FJFH8V+74OpenStreetMap ID
node 7177887119OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7659255
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to German—“Swope Art Museum” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف سووب للفنون”
- German: “Swope Art Museum”
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