Nashville ยท Brown County State Park
Abe Martin Lodge
Brown County State Park's 1932 lodge, named for Kin Hubbard's Abe Martin; a 54-room wing opened in 1987, so ask for a room in the original lodge.
- Built
- 1932Original lodge opened in 1932; a 54-room east wing (the annex) opened in 1987. Wikipedia says the 1932 lodge holds 30 guest rooms; the DNR lists 84 lodge rooms in all.
- Type
- Lodge
- Rooms
- 84
- Area
- Brown County State Park
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
Brown County State Park opened in 1929 and was dedicated in 1932 as a memorial to Indianapolis humorist Kin Hubbard, whose cartoon backwoodsman Abe Martin gives the lodge its name; a portrait of Hubbard hangs in the lodge lounge. The lodge opened in 1932, and Civilian Conservation Corps companies arrived in 1934 to build much of the park’s infrastructure, the basis of its 2020 National Register listing. A 54-room east wing added in 1987 reopened in 2021 after a $4.5 million renovation, and the lodge also rents family cabins, cabin suites and seasonal rustic cabins.
Good to know
- Pets welcome
- Address: 1405 State Road 46, Nashville, IN 47448
Sources (3)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.