Gen. Lew Wallace Study
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Gen. Lew Wallace Study
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Gen. Lew Wallace Study
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| Location | 200 Wallace Ave., Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°2′26″N 86°53′40″W / 40.04056°N 86.89444°WCoordinates: 40°2′26″N 86°53′40″W / 40.04056°N 86.89444°W |
| Built | 1895 |
| Architect | Wallace, Gen. Lew |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Other, Romanesque |
| NRHP reference # | 76000013 |
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| Added to NRHP | May 11, 1976 |
| Designated NHL | May 11, 1976 |
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. It is located in the Elston Grove Historic District. The museum is associated with the life of Lew Wallace and his novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. The study, designed by Wallace, and accompanying carriage house are the only structures pertaining to Lew Wallace that have retained historical integrity. Both of these buildings now make up the museum and exhibit many of the artifacts that Wallace used during his lifetime, as well as many objects pertaining to his literary legacy. Guided tours of the study are available for a small admission fee; the Carriage House Interpretive Center and grounds are open to the public free of charge.
Lew Wallace is most famous for his military service and his novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880). He served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, participating in the Battle of Fort Donelson, Battle of Shiloh, and Battle of Monocacy as well as managing operations for the Union Army in Indiana in July 1863 when Confederate general John Hunt Morgan invaded the state during Morgan's Raid. After the war, he served on the military commission that tried John Wilkes Booth's assistants in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, as well as presiding over the court that resulted in the execution of Henry Wirz for the Union deaths at Andersonville prison.
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