Huddleston Farmhouse and the National Road

 

Pioneers traveling west on the National Road to settle America passed right by the front door of the Huddleston Farmhouse, where many stopped to rest. (Photo: John Domont)

Weary travelers making the difficult trek westward on the National Road in the early 1800s stopped at the Huddleston family’s farm in Cambridge City for meals, provisions, shelter, and to feed and rest their horses.

 

Owned and restored by Indiana Landmarks, the 1841 Huddleston Farmhouse museum offered visitors a glimpse of the daily lives of John and Susannah Huddleston and their 11 children, as well as the travelers who crowded the porches and yard and rented the farmhouse’s two “travelers’ kitchens” for cooking and sleeping.

 

Today the museum operates as the National Road Heritage Site, where exhibits offer modern-day travelers a vivid picture of cross-country travel on the Historic National Road from Cumberland, Maryland to Vandalia, Illinois -- from the pioneer era to the present.

 

Tours of the farmhouse and National Road Heritage Site begin at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. each Friday, April through December, and by appointment.

 

The house is also open during the Huddleston Farmers' Market, 8 a.m. to noon every Saturday, June through October.

 

Huddleston Farmers Market

Saturdays, June - September

 

Come to the Huddleston Farmers Market each week to find fresh local produce, herbs, plants, flowers, arts, crafts and more. After the market, enjoy antique hunting and exploring along the Historic National Road.  

 

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The Huddleston Farmhouse is located approximately 60 miles east of Indianapolis and 20 miles west of Richmond on U.S. 40, the Historic National Road.

 

Huddleston Farmhouse

838 National Road

Cambridge City, Indiana 47327

765-478-3172

Fax 765-478-3410