​I grew up in the small Midwestern town of Columbus, Indiana. I lived there more than half my life until I moved away and traveled back on many occasions. I thought I knew it like the back of my hand, but somehow, on my last visit, I really looked at my hometown through a tourist’s eyes and discovered new things.

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• "Growing up I don’t think I recognized the town’s uniqueness as I was simply trying to be a kid fitting in like any other kid."
• "Clearly, my childhood was not so typical and perhaps I was being subtly brainwashed in the community’s design-centric spirit. I truly can’t recall ever thinking about design, but clean architectural lines in austere landscapes definitely feel at home to me. "

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"I found out about Columbus, Indiana at a travel media showcase and I became obsessed with going there ever since."

"If you love architecture or Mad Men, you will LOVE (the Miller House) tour! 

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Excerpt from The Huffington Post :

"Martin Luther King said he did more for civil rights than any other white man.

Esquire placed him on its cover in October, 1967, saying that he ought be the next president of the United States.

Rentschler's book, The Cathedral Builder, is the first real biography of (J. Irwin) Miller. It's based on 85 days of research into his papers at the Indiana Historical Society, plus interviews with those who knew him.

It's a fascinating story about a humble Renaissance Man who left behind the best kind of legacy -- one that's articulated in human relations and in modern architecture."

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From The Roadtrippers blog: 

• "What if we told you there was actually one of the most architecturally significant cities right off the highway or that you could see art made by a famous rock star right in the town where he grew up (that also happened to inspire some of his most popular songs)? There’s a whole lot of fun to be had right off southern Indiana’s I-65 with great history, architecture, pop culture, shopping, food, and even beer all around."
  
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