T.C. Steele State Historic Site

Brown County Indiana Art We felt and believed that here in this hill country were evidences of a character in the outdoors that would command of us our best and finest spirit. ...Selma N. Steele The House of the Singing Winds

Theodore Clement Steele (1847-1926), noted Indiana artist and member of the Hoosier Group of American regional impressionist painters, sought inspiration in the picturesque scenes that he encountered in Brown County. In 1907, Steele and his second wife, Selma Neubacher Steele, purchased 211 acres in Brown County and began construction of their home, which they named The House of the Singing Winds. They built the large studio to accommodate Steele’s work and landscaped the surrounding hillsides to enhance the beauty of their Brown County Indiana property. Selma created several acres of gardens around this home. The Steeles wintered in Indianapolis. Each spring they returned to their Brown County property.As Steele’s reputation grew, an increasing number of visitors were attracted to Brown County to meet the artist and to see his work and estate. T. C. Steele was at the forefront of Indiana’s art movement, and is still one of Indiana’s most honored artists. His appreciation of nature is demonstrated in his landscape paintings. The T.C. Steele State Historic Site, bequeathed to the state of Indiana by Selma Steele at her death in 1945, is a fitting tribute to this Indiana artist. Guided tours are offered through The House of the SingingWinds and the Large Studio where changing exhibits display paintings done throughout Steele's life.The site includes four hiking trails, the Dewar Log Cabin and the 90 acre Selma Steele Nature Preserve. Mrs. Steele's gardens display a festival of flowers from spring to autumn. The Historic Site is located 1 1/2 miles south of Belmont,off of State Road 46, nine miles west of Nashville Indiana,and ten miles east of Bloomington Indiana. Phone: (812) 988-2785

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