| The Hermitage | |
| Nrhp Type: | cp |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Location: | 650 E. 8th St., Brookville, Indiana |
| Coordinates: | 39.4225°N -85.0047°W |
| Built: | c., 1898 |
| Builder: | Adams, John Ottis; et.al. |
| Architecture: | Bungalow/craftsman |
| Added: | March 22, 2004 |
| Refnum: | 04000209 |
The Hermitage, also known as the John Ottis Adams and Winifred Brady Adams Home and Studio, is a historic home located at Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana. The original house was built about 1835 by well-to-do paper manufacturer James Henry Speer. It was reconfigured in 1898 by John Ottis Adams and his wife Winifred Brady Adams.
It is a -story, Bungalow / American Craftsman inspired frame dwelling sheathed in clapboard. A full-width front porch supported by 17 tapered columns. At each end of the house are artist's studios, built for each of the Adamses. A rear section rises to stories. Also on the property are the levee built after a flood in 1913, contributing gazebo (c. 1910), pergola (c. 1910), and outhouse.
Originally painter J. Ottis Adams (1851-1927) shared the house and studios with T.C. Steele. By 1899 he and his wife Winifred Brady Adams, a still-life painter, took over full possession of the property.[1]
The Hermitage was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. It is located in the Brookville Historic District.