General Lew Wallace Study
The General Lew Wallace Study & Museum, formerly known as the Ben-Hur Museum, is located in Crawfordsville, Indiana. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976, and in 2008 was awarded a National Medal from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Historic building
- Description: house
- Also known as: “General Lew Wallace Study and Museum”
- Address: 200 Wallace Avenue, Crawfordsville, IN 47933
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crawfordsville station and Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County.
Crawfordsville station
Railway station
Photo: Augiejv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crawfordsville station is an Amtrak intercity rail station in Crawfordsville, Indiana, served by the Cardinal. Crawfordsville station is situated 2,100 feet northwest of General Lew Wallace Study.
Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County
Museum
The Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County is located in Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States. The museum, opened in June 2007, is located in the first Carnegie Library building in Indiana, which opened in 1902. Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County is situated 1,900 feet west of General Lew Wallace Study.
Franciscan Health Crawfordsville
Hospital
Franciscan Health Crawfordsville is a hospital in Crawfordsville, Indiana and a member of the Franciscan Health hospital system. Franciscan Health Crawfordsville is situated 2 miles north of General Lew Wallace Study.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crawfordsville and Fiskville.
Crawfordsville
Photo: Al Hart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crawfordsville is a city in Montgomery County in west central Indiana, United States, 49 miles west by northwest of Indianapolis. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 16,306.
Fiskville
Hamlet
Fiskville is a formerly incorporated town in Union Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. It is located within the city limits of Crawfordsville.
Smartsburg
Hamlet
Smartsburg is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Montgomery County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Smartsburg is situated 3½ miles east of General Lew Wallace Study.
General Lew Wallace Study
- Categories: historic house museum, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.04062° or 40° 2′ 26″ northLongitude
-86.89433° or 86° 53′ 40″ westLevels
2Height
31 feet (9.3 metres)Open location code
86GM24R4+67OpenStreetMap ID
way 793949775OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q1501623
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“General Lew Wallace Study” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “General Lew Wallace Study”
- French: “General Lew Wallace Study”
- German: “General Lew Wallace Study”
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