McCormick/McCullough Fund for Main Street Greencastle

Year Founded
1995

Purpose of Fund
The primary purpose of the Fund shall be: To provide a renewable source of income to MAIN STREET GREENCASTLE for the furtherance of restoration and development of the historic district of Greencastle, Indiana.

History of Fund

• In 1991 Robert and Roberta McCormick gave a piece of property to the Community Foundation.  This property is variously identified in the records as 12-14 West Washington, 16 West Washington, and Original Plat Part Lots 101 and 112.  It was a vacant lot on the south side of the Courthouse Square in downtown Greencastle, the former site of Mac’s Apparel for Men, owned and operated by Robert McCormick from 1954 to 1986.  A fire destroyed the building in 1987. 
• The endowment was named to honor the McCullough and the McCormick families.  John McCullough was a vocational teacher at Greencastle.  After the fire, he took care of the property and did landscaping. 
• In 1993, a request was made by Heritage Preservation Society that the property be turned into a park. 
• The property was sold in 1995 to Greg and Trudy Selvia, and the proceeds initiated the endowment