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{{infobox building|name=The Sherman
|location=35 S. Main St., [[Batesville, Indiana]]
|coordinates={{coord|39.298140|-85.223017|source:Doncram|display=inline,title}}
|map_type=Indiana
|completion_date=1852
}}
'''The Sherman''', in [[Batesville, Indiana]], is a [[Tudor architecture|Tudor-style]] [[restaurant]] and [[hotel]] with history dating to 1852.<ref name="Willis2004">{{cite book|author=Wanda Lou Willis|title=More Haunted Hoosier Trails: Folklore from Indiana's Spookiest Places|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fKHCuFfsIQ0C&pg=PA188|accessdate=12 January 2013|date=5 September 2004|publisher=Emmis Books|isbn=978-1-57860-182-0|page=188}}</ref> Located "in the heart of historic downtown Batesville, a convenient midway meeting point between Indianapolis and Cincinnati, The Sherman is a well-loved locale for the people of the town and an important Indiana landmark."<ref name=hha/> It is about {{convert|3|mi|km}} off [[Interstate 74]].<ref name=hha/>

It is one of Indiana's oldest buildings.<ref name=tour>{{cite web |url=https://pocketsights.com/tours/place/The-Sherman-22463 |title=Batesville Indiana Historical Tour: The Sherman |publisher=Batesville |accessdate=November 23, 2020}}</ref>

It was opened as '''The Brinkmann House''' in 1852, and originally was a two-story frame building with clapboard siding. Its owner renamed it in 1865 to '''Sherman House''' in recognition of General [[William T. Sherman]] and the [[83rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry]], which fought under him in the [[American Civil War]].

It was bought by Hillenbrand Industries in 1923, which added four buildings to the property and unified them into one structure by 1933. The work preserved "most of the original timber frame of [[yellow poplar]] girders, 30 inches by 90 feet, which were in perfect condition after 80 years. They are still in place."<ref name=daily>{{cite news|url=https://www.greensburgdailynews.com/news/local_news/historic-sherman-house-restaurant-inn-closes-in-batesville/article_05d796d8-c423-5ca0-ae19-273b6107f968.html |publisher=[[Greensburg Daily News]] |title=Historic Sherman House Restaurant & Inn closes in Batesville |date=January 13, 2015}}</ref> In 2015 the hotel was said to be closing and was put up for sale.<ref name=daily/>

In the 1990s, a [[raspberry]] festival was held there every July.<ref name="Towne1996">{{cite book|author=Marian K. Towne|title=A Midwest Gardener's Cookbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hUzB70owB1wC&pg=PA133|accessdate=12 January 2013|date=1 April 1996|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-21056-2|page=133}}</ref>

After over 160 years of operation, the Sherman House closed on January 12, 2015, according to its [[website]] and local [[media (communication)|media]] reports.<ref>Sherman House Closed| http://www.batesvilleheraldtribune.com/news/local_news/sherman-house-has-closed/article_4eaa2964-9aa8-11e4-b5d7-bb00a231c307.html</ref>

The building, under new management, was remodeled, and had been reopened and renamed '''The Sherman''' as of February 2017.<ref name=hha-history>{{cite web|url=https://www.historichotels.org/hotels-resorts/the-sherman/history.php |title=The Sherman: History |publisher=[[Historic Hotels of America]] |date=April 28, 2020 |accessdate=November 23, 2020}}</ref>

It opened a [[Biergarten]] in 2019.<ref name=daily2>{{cite news|url=https://www.greensburgdailynews.com/news/local_news/the-sherman-bier-hall-grand-opening-is-friday/article_b1b2a202-4c94-5c01-97fb-fc2f51880a5b.html |title=The Sherman Bier Hall grand opening is Friday |publisher=[[Greensburg Daily News]] |date=June 13, 2019| accessdate=November 23, 2020}}</ref>

It was listed by the [[National Trust for Historic Preservation]] as a member of the [[Historic Hotels of America]].<ref name=hha>{{cite web|url=https://www.historichotels.org/hotels-resorts/the-sherman/ |title=The Sherman |publisher=[[Historic Hotels of America]] |accessdate=April 28, 2020}}</ref> In 2022, it is no longer a member.<ref name=hha2022>{{cite web|url=https://www.historichotels.org/ |title=Historic Hotels of America |publisher=[[Historic Hotels of America]] |access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.the-sherman.com/ The Sherman], official site

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[[Category:Hotels in Indiana]]
[[Category:Restaurants in Indiana]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Ripley County, Indiana]]
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