Press Release submitted by:
Richmond-Wayne County Convention & Tourism Bureau
The Wayne County Convention and Tourism Bureau will host an historic Tree Planting and Plaque Dedication on Saturday, Oct. 8th beginning at 11:00 am. The event will take place on the west lawn of the Jacob B. Julian home, 116 E. Plum Street, Centerville, IN, and is sponsored by First Bank Richmond.
The home is presently being restored by the owners Gail Martin and Mark Redman but will not be open to the public at this time.
Alice Downey Browning, great great granddaughter of Jacob B. Julian, will be present to plant the Indiana state Tulip tree in honor and memory of Mr. Julian. Mrs. Browning resides in Chadron, Nebraska. Several other members of the Julian family from around the country are expected to attend the ceremony.
Jacob Julian, a well known attorney and statesman, served in the Indiana House of Representatives in 1846. He built the present home in 1857. When the Wayne County Court House was moved toRichmond in 1873, he and his brother George W. Julian, congressman from Centerville, moved toIrvington, IN. Jacob Julian, along with Sylvester Johnson, founded the town of Irvington, five miles east of downtown Indianapolis.
Mr. Julian also built the historic Oliver P. Morton home on West Main Street in Centerville in 1848. The Julians are buried in Centerville’s Crown Hill Cemetery.
A reception will be held immediately following at the Centerville Library and the public is invited. Displays and exhibits of the Julian family along with historic pictures will be available to view.
For further information, please contact Event Coordinator Jim Resh at 935-8687 or jresh@visitrichmond.org at the Old National Road Welcome Center, Richmond, IN.
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