Yellow Trail Museum and Visitors Information Center
This unique, country museum explains the history of Hope, Indiana, a Moravian community founded in 1830. Nearly every artifact in the museum has been loaned or donated to the museum by present or past residents of the community. Open Sat 11-2 and Sunday 1-4, May – November (off season by appointment only). For private appointments to see the museum call (812) 546-4877.
Hope Town Square
The one word that best defines Hope is HERITAGE which means the legacy passed down through the generations. The values of faith, courage, perseverance, willingness to adapt and citizen participation in community are ones that uphold reverence to the amazing heritage of Hope. These same values sustain us now and will move forth the Town of Hope for future generations.
Hope Wellness Pharmacy
The bank has been repurposed and is now Hope Wellness Pharmacy.Designed by Harry Weese, with Ben Weese as project manager, this was formerly a branch of Irwin Union Bank, located on the west side of the downtown square in Hope, Indiana. It is a simple rectangular plan with twelve pyramidal roofs on the exterior and the interior. The roof/ceiling “floats” above the exterior brick walls with a glass clerestory window on all sides. The roof is supported by small steel columns that are only three inches square at the top and bottom, and larger in the middle.The building entry includes an additional pyramidal canopy at the front and a full glass window. The entry is an detailed glass vestibule including a glass ceiling. The interior vault and enclosed offices are kept below the clerestory windows, allowing the entire interior volume of the building, with its multiple peaked ceiling, to be experienced when in the main space. The exterior rust red brick is simply detailed with soldier course sills at the clerestory windows and recessed corners that feature round downspouts which appear to support the floating roof.
Hope Branch Library
The Hope Branch of the Bartholomew County Public is situated on the east side of the Town Square in Hope, designed by Deborah Berke in 1998. Large windows, providing natural light for a comfortable daytime reading environment, dominate the high-ceilings and asymmetrical reading room. The library serves as an after-school gathering center in this small town and is designed to be an inviting, child-friendly place.Architect Deborah Berke began her career as an architect in 1982. Since then, she has assembled a senior team of partners and principals with whom she has created a body of work with a distinct and lasting character. Deborah sets the creative direction for the practice and brings her unique design vision to each project. Her approach to architecture, which is informed by her pursuit of authenticity, love for the visual arts, and her intellectual rigor, pervades our design processes and our built projects.In July 2016, Deborah became the dean of the Yale School of Architecture, where she has been a professor since 1987. Deborah continues Yale’s long tradition of distinguished practitioners who also served as Dean, including Robert A.M. Stern, Cesar Pelli, and Paul Rudolph. With a passion for both the teaching and practice of architecture, she continues to direct the firm’s creative work, as she has done throughout her academic career.
