Bloomington City

Monroe County, Indiana

Bloomington City Hall is located at 401 North Morton Street, Bloomington, IN 47404.
Phone: 812‑349‑3408.

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Photo: Andrew Wylie House, circa 1835, located at 307 East 2nd Street, Bloomington, IN. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Photographed by User:HomColumbia (own work), 2009, [cc-1.0 (public domain], via Wikimedia Commons, accessed September, 2021.

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Beginnings [1]

Upon the establishment of Monroe County in 1818, Bloomington was immediately laid off and lots were offered for sale at public auction.

Neighborhoods

First incorporated as the Town of Bloomington in 1828 and re-incorporated in 1859. In 1866 petitions were begun to incorporate the town as a city.

In 1830 Bloomington's population surpassed 700. At that time the "Indiana College" had a large attendance, and excellent corps of instructors and a superior curriculum. There were numerous factories of leather, liquor, domestic and farming implements, flour, tailor goods, and oil. There were many shops, offices, mechanics, artisans, tradesmen, educators, professional men and speculators. It was a prosperous place.

1. Charles Blanchard, editor, Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana, F. A. Battey & Company, Publishers, 1884, Chicago.