Vigo County, Indiana
Terre Haute Real Estate and Local Guide
A Wabash River city established in 1818 near Fort Harrison that served as an early Gateway to the West, and today anchors its metropolitan area with Indiana State University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
Living in Terre Haute
The Vigo County History Center identifies Terre Haute as the birthplace of the contour Coca-Cola bottle. Source: vchsmuseum.org
Homes in Terre Haute
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Terre Haute home
Vigo County History Center
A 34,000-square-foot downtown museum covering 200 years of local history, including the birthplace of the Coca-Cola bottle
Swope Art Museum
Downtown museum with a permanent collection of more than 2,500 works of American art
Farrington's Grove Historic District
The first residential neighborhood in Terre Haute listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with about 1,110 contributing buildings
Deming Park
The largest park in the city system at 177 acres, with an arboretum, disc golf course, pool, and sport courts
Fairbanks Park
The only city park along the Wabash River, featuring an amphitheater and the Paul Dresser Home
Terre Haute areas to know
Farrington's Grove
Historic tree-lined residential district south of downtown, near Indiana State University