McDowell Nearing House B & B

Whether you are looking for a weekend getaway, visiting family or friends, here for a ball game or for business McDowell-Nearing House Bed and Breakfast is Muncie, Indiana's best alternative to motel accommodations. We know how to pamper our guests.  McDowell-Nearing House is conveniently located on a major artery within walking distance to Ball State University's Scheumann Stadium and only a mile from both the main campus of Ball State University and Ball Memorial Hospital.

Our four guest rooms are designed with your comfort in mind. Each has a private ensuite bathroom, quality furnishings and linens, WiFi, and cable TV. Wake to the aroma of coffee brewing and breakfast cooking . We will serve your home cooked breakfast when you want it.

Convenient to Ball State and Downtown Muncie
Walk to BSU football stadium
We love to host former Muncie residents
Call for special business rates

Breakfast is served each morning around our Amish-made oak table in the sunny dining room. After that first cup of steaming coffee or tea, enjoy a fresh fruit medley and baked goods. Hot entrees follow and might include an egg dish, French toast, pancakes or waffles with Vermont maple syrup and a breakfast meat. A selection of yogurt and cold cereal is available for smaller appetites. Whatever the season, breakfast at McDowell-Nearing House Bed and Breakfast is a perfect complement to your stay.

Early risers are welcome to savor their coffee or tea in our parlor or library. Although we encourage our guests to enjoy breakfast in the dining room, if you prefer to eat in your room you can arrange to do so at check-in.

We can accommodate most breakfast times depending on your needs for the day.  If you must leave super early, we will see that you don't leave hungry. By prior arrangement we will prepare a “before hours brown bag breakfast” to guests who must depart early. Be sure to ask about this at check in.

We try to accommodate dietary restrictions with advance notice. Please let us know when you make your reservation if you have any food allergies or special dietary requests.

Although known for Ball State University and Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie has a surprising number of “hidden treasures” we encourage you to explore during your visit.

The Muncie community has worked hard to preserve and restore both the natural surroundings and its unique historical heritage.

If you are making a return visit after an absence of even a few years you will find new places to see, things to do in Muncie, and an ever-changing calendar of events to attend.

• Downtown Muncie. Specialty shops, restaurants, galleries and pubs are now thriving downtown.
• Muncie is also the home of two of Sculptor Cyrus Dallin’s finest bronze statues: "Appeal to the Great Spirit" and "The Passing of the Buffalo"
• The Cardinal Greenway
• Prairie Creek Reservoir.
• Prairie Creek, a 1,252 acre stream-fed lake that is well stocked with a variety of game fish. Activities available include pontoon and sail boating, fishing, swimming, and picnicking.
• Muncie Endurathon
• Magna Cum Murder, a crime writing festival attracting authors and mystery fans
• Harvest Moon film festival
• The Academy of Model Aeronautics
• Ball State University
• Music Instruction Building
• Christie Woods