Governor Hendricks's Headquarters is also part of the Corydon Capitol State Historic Site.
Davis Floyd, a former treasurer and auditor of the Indiana Territory and a delegate to the constitutional convention in 1816, built the residence in 1817, when he was an Indiana state legislator.
After Floyd lost the home during the financial Panic of 1819, the state government purchased it to house the Indiana's governor.
It opened as a state historic site in 1979.

William Hendricks occupied the building from 1822 to 1825, when he was governor of Indiana.
Hendricks was Indiana's first state representative to U.S. House of Representatives in 1816 and later served in the U.S. Senate.
William A. Porter, a lawyer, judge, and politician, purchased the building in 1841.
Judge Porter served in the Indiana legislature was speaker of Indiana House in 1847–48.
Governor Hendricks's Headquarters is also part of the Corydon Capitol State Historic Site. Davis Floyd, a former treasurer and auditor of the Indiana Territory and a delegate to the constitutional convention in 1816, built the residence in 1817, when he was an Indiana state legislator. After Floyd lost the home during the financial Panic of 1819, the state government purchased it to house the Indiana's governor. It opened as a state historic site in 1979.
William Hendricks occupied the building from 1822 to 1825, when he was governor of Indiana. Hendricks was Indiana's first state representative to U.S. House of Representatives in 1816 and later served in the U.S. Senate. William A. Porter, a lawyer, judge, and politician, purchased the building in 1841. Judge Porter served in the Indiana legislature was speaker of Indiana House in 1847–48.
Corydon Historic District