Celebrating Our 60th Anniversary – 1951 – 2011

During the past 60 years, Breeden, Inc. has been proud to serve the people of Columbus, Bartholomew County and South Central Indiana.

 

1951      Founded in 1951 by Rex Breeden and Earl Butler, a business partner who would retire in 1954.

1958     Development of Everroad Park West begins, with home selection, marketing and sales by Breeden.

1959     Development of Parkside Addition, the first development in Columbus to require approval of building plans by an Architectural Control Committee.

1962     Development starts on the “Jolinda Community” which would include Hiker Trace, Edgewood, Edgewood South, Sandy Hook and Sandy Hook North.  Indian Hills is developed with estate-sized lots.

1963    Breeden, Inc. announces plans to develop highway oriented businesses at I-65 and State Road 46, west of Columbus.

1969    Clifty Farms, the first rural sub-division for truly rural living is started.

1971    The “Ladybug” joins Breeden as “Mascot.”

1972    Development of Flatrock Park North begins.

1972     Monterey Plaza, 25th Street and Taylor Road, is constructed.

1973   The owner of Oak Meadow Golf Course and Country Club in Evansville hires Breeden, Inc. to develop a residential area around the golf course.

1974    Commerce Park, a light industrial park along U.S. 31 North, is developed.

1975    North Park subdivision, developed for commercial and multi-family use, begins along Central Avenue, just north of  Rocky Ford Road.

1976    Greasy Creek Junction, a commercial development in Nashville, Indiana, begins.

1979    Working with the Economic Development Director of Columbus, Breeden brings together a group of investors, and acquires land and develops a site south of Columbus along I-65 which is called Woodside Business Center.

1979     The development of Washington Place, a residential community, begins.

1984     Development of Longview Addition begins.

1985     Mark Pratt and Jan Hexamer-Gardner become partners and in 1995 become Co-Owners of Breeden.

1986     A luxury housing development in Shelbyville, “The Overlook,” is started.

1988     Development of High Vista 2 begins.

1990     Progress Park, a light industrial park, is developed.

1992     Development of Broadmoor.

1994     Woodfield Place, a large home residential community on Rocky Ford Road, is developed.

1995     Breeden, Inc. moves into their new office building at 7th and Washington Street.

1995      McCulloughs Run and Talley Square subdivisions are developed on the northeast side of Columbus.

1996     Westwood, commercial sites on the west side of I-65, are developed.

1998     Development of Broadmoor North, Heathfield and Middle Road Office Park.

2002     InfoTech Park, at Columbus Municipal Airport, to provide hi-tech infrastructure in a campus setting, is developed.

2003     Chestnut Crossing (former Gary Davis Music location) is being developed as an office retail center.

2004     McCullough’s Run Park  -  with building lots on the north perimeter, McCullough’s Run Park features an educational nature trail, a natural wetlands system and connects to the Columbus People Trail.

2004     Century 21 franchise is purchased by Breeden co-owners Jan Hexamer-Gardner and Mark Pratt.

2008     Dean Doughty joins Century 21 Breeden Realtors as Sales Manager

2011       Breeden Realtors celebrates 60th Anniversary

 

We wish to acknowledge the contribution of Rickey Berkey photography.