Mathias Mogger originally operated a brewery out of it, from 1848 to 1858. Mogger laid the foundation for what became the Terre Haute Brewing Company, the 7th largest brewing company in the United States by 1892. The popular Champagne Velvet Beer was made by the Terre Haute Brewing Company. Today E. Bleemel Flour and Feed houses a brewery museum and a Civil War museum. The brick floor is from the old Torner House in Terre Haute, wooden spindles were salvaged from area porches, stained glass doors are from the Central Christian Church, and the1900 wooden beer cooler came from nearby Marshall, Illinois.
Brochures describe the backgrounds of the other gorgeous furnishings.
904-906 Poplar Street. Wayne County Historical Museum , Richmond - The Wayne County Historical Museum is one of the most comprehensive museums in Indiana, and offers a good look at Wayne County's history as well as relics from around the world. The building itself is the historical Friends Meeting House, which was used by a branch of Quakers called Hicksites. The collection of relics came in a large part from the collection of Julia Meek Gaar. She had traveled the world and was a savvy collector.