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Billie Creek Village was a 70-acre open-air living history museum and park, filled with 38 historical buildings and structures, and hundreds of antiques and artifacts. It is located at 39°45′41″N 87°12′07″W / 39.7614298°N 87.2019582°W / 39.7614298; -87.2019582 near Rockville, Adams Township, Parke County, Indiana in the area known as the "Covered Bridge Capital of the World" for the county's 31 covered bridges. It was formed in 1964/1965 by residents of Parke County, and opened its doors in 1969.^[1] The group Parke County, Inc. helped to form it, and a separate group, Billie Creek Village, Inc, was formed for operating it.^[2] The village took its name from nearby Williams Creek.^[3]

The buildings are from the turn of the century and range from an 1830s Log Cabin to the 1913 Schoolhouse.^[4]

The Billie Creek Inn sits across the road, and as of 2012, is separate from Billie Creek Village.

Covered bridges at Billie Creek Village

The three covered bridges are on the National Register of Historic Places

Beeson Covered Bridge

Burr Arch design built in 1906

Billie Creek Covered Bridge

Burr Arch design built in 1895

Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge

Burr Arch design built in 1899

Historical buildings at Billie Creek Village

Beeson-DePlanty Cabin - built in 1830s
Billie Creek Village General Store
Billie Creek Village Bank - former pre-1900 post office
Blacksmith shop
Burr Mill
Chautaqua Pavilion
Covered Bridge Courier Office - print shop -
Dr. Rice's Office - built mid-1800s
Farmstead with log barn
Gaebler Building - built pre-1904
Governor Wright home
Machinery Shed
Maple Syrup Camp
Refreshment Stand - built 1911
Schoolhouse
Sorghum Mill and Cider Shack
St. Joseph's Catholic Church - built 1886
Union Baptist Church

Events at Billie Creek

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School Days In May
Parke County Covered Bridge Bike Tour - May
Parke County Covered Bridge Festival - October
Civil War Days - July
Ice Cream Social - 4 July
Steam Harvest Days - sponsored by The Antique Power Association - September

Demise and Reopening

Billie Creek Village had funding issues more than once, and for several years. In 2012, the site was offered for auction with a bid in the range of $800,000 - $1.5 million. The next step was to divide the site into multiple parcels and listings to sell it piece-meal.^[6]

In the summer of 2014, Billie Creek Village reopened with a Grand Reopening occurring on August 10, 2014.^[7] This revival did not last and it was again closed.

Operational Management was purchased by Gregg Larson in April 2022.^[8] It is under this new management that Billie Creek is yet again open to the public for events and daily exploration through the village.^[9]