
courtesy-Indiana Landmarks
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – For their role in preserving Stream Cliff Farm outside of Commiskey, in Jennings County, Betty and Gerald Manning have won the 2020 John Arnold Award for Rural Preservation. The honor is presented by Indiana Landmarks and Indiana Farm Bureau.
Stream Cliff Farm’s impressive collection of nineteenth-century buildings initially supported traditional farming operations. Today, they house the farm’s herb and flower business, restaurant, winery, and special events venue.
The farm’s origins date back to 1821 when James Harmon moved from Maine to Indiana, where he established a farm using a land grant awarded to his father, a Revolutionary War veteran who served under Benedict Arnold.