James Franklin Doughty Lanier was one of Madison’s pioneers. His activities in banking and railroad development made him one of the most important figures in Indiana’s history. Lanier moved to Madison in 1817 where he practiced law and served as clerk of the Indiana General Assembly in the 1820s. By 1834, he’d became president of the Madison Branch of the State Bank of Indiana and was a major investor in Indiana’s first railroad. Lanier’s business success allowed him to hire Madison architect Francis Costigan to design and build the grandest residence in Madison, which was completed in 1844.
- Angel Mounds State Historic Site
- Corydon Capitol State Historic Site
- Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site
- Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site
- Lanier Mansion State Historic Site
- Levi and Catharine Coffin State Historic Site
- Limberlost State Historic Site
- New Harmony State Historic Site
- T.C. Steele State Historic Site
- Vincennes State Historic Sites
- Whitewater Canal State Historic Site