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Welcome to our historic home in the heart of Columbus, Indiana, an All-America city noted for its significant contemporary architecture.

Our property occupies an entire city block, dominated by the house itself, a columned Colonial Revival design with a porch filled with wicker chairs for relaxing. The grounds offer a park-like setting that we are developing into extensive gardens, where our guests can enjoy a relaxing stroll among the trees to let go of the cares of the day.

We offer 4 bedrooms with private baths, air conditioning, cable television, high speed DSL/always-on Internet, and telephone in each room for the comfort of our guests. Furnishings and decor reflect the various periods in the house's history since 1884.

We serve our delicious and filling candle-light breakfasts in the formal dining room, though guests can choose to enjoy theirs on a balcony, the front porch or under the trees, season permitting.

After his wife's father died in 1881, William Ruddick brought Martha back to their home town of Columbus from Keokuk, Iowa and built her this house on an 80 acre "gentleman's" farm in 1884 as a bright yellow Queen Anne with turrets, balconies, bay windows, and gingerbread. In 1924, the entire house was changed to its Colonial Revival style, using columns salvaged from the 1904 St. Louis Exposition. As current owners, we have remodeled and redecorated the house, yet preserved the house's historic character and charm.

Good reasons to stay at Ruddick-Nugent House

From the Visitors Center, take the two hour bus tour of Columbus' nationally significant modern architecture, by names such as Saarinen, Pei, Roche, Weese, Venturi, and Meier, ranked 6th in the country after cities such as Chicago and San Francisco.