It was established in 1816 by an Act of Congress as the original site of Indiana Seminary, a preparatory school that by 1838 became Indiana University.

The Old College building, built in 1854, remained in use as a school until destroyed by fire in 1967.

The site was subsequently established as a public park in 1975.

[2]: 2–3 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

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