The 1865 Victorian landmark offers fascinating tours focused on architecture, decorative arts and family life in the mid-Victorian era. Experience beauty and history as you tour all three floors of this restored museum home. Rare furnishings, including an ingenious Wooton desk, fill rooms adorned with stenciled ceilings and elaborate wallpaper and plasterwork. The museum's annual events schedule includes holiday performances, educational programs, seasonal exhibits, historic landscape workshops, historic homeowner lectures, and guided tours. The mansion is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and accredited by the American Association of Museums.
Group tours are available at special rates.
Small group tours may be customized for special interests relating to antiques, decorative arts and Victorian social history. Parking is free. Each painting is for sale, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Morris-Butler House. The oil paintings include Christ Church Cathedral, Soldiers and Sailors Monument, the Indianapolis 500 and Union Station. Merkel is a member of the Hoosier Salon and Brown County Art Guild.