About the Ella Sharp Museum
The Ella Sharp Museum opened in 1965 in the 19th century home of Ella Merriman Sharp. Ella willed her 530 acre property to the city of Jackson in 1912, with the understanding that a park and museum be developed for all to enjoy.
In addition to touring the elegantly furnished Victorian home, visitors to the Museum may visit a one-room school, an exhibition of carriages, and woodworking shop, along with printer's office, doctor's office and general store.
The Hadwin Center connects three renovated galleries, which feature changing exhibits of art and Jackson history; three hands-on Discovery Areas for families, the Friends of the Ella Sharp Museum Gift Shop; and Ella's Granary restaurant.