Elisha and Lydia Coffin Hobbs Home
Elisha Hobbs and his wife, Lydia Coffin Hobbs were prominent Quakers that migrated from North Carolina to Indiana in 1812, and located on a farm near what was later the Blue River Hicksite Meeting House and Cemetery.
They built a cabin of roughhewed logs just west of the site of the home of Albert Thompson. They lived there with their four children until a more substantial home was completed near the Thompson home.
Later the estate became the property of Dr. Seth Hobbs, a son of Elisha and Lydia Hobbs. In 1863, Dr. Seth Hobb’s built the present home on the site that is still standing today.
The Hobb’s home was always noted for its hospitality, although the arrival of General Morgan’s Raiders on July 10th 1863 to Hobb’s Grove was certainly alarming to Mrs. Hobbs, her eldest daughter and the youngest child who were home at the time (Dr. Hobbs and his sons being away at other duties). A number of Morgan’s Raiders took advantage of the shade of the grove of trees in Hobb’s Grove to take a rest on their hurried dash through Southern Indiana. The Raiders stay in Hobb’s Grove was brief, much to the relief of the Home Guards.
Hobb’s Grove was a great place for community gatherings and the first Old Settler's Day celebration was held there on Wednesday, September 29, 1875.
Listing Details
Year Established
1863
Element
Private Residence
Status
Standing
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