About Us
The mission of Amack’s Well is to provide a community gathering place in the city of Batesville that is a safe environment for all age groups and will cultivate relationships and foster a sense of community.
OUR GOAL
Our goal is to provide a place for people to ENGAGE in relationships; a business that will ENHANCE the downtown economy; and a gathering place which will INSPIRE guests to support community outreach.
Batesville train depot in 1908
The railroad used T. Amack’s well to water their steam locomotives.WHAT’S WITH THE NAME?
Teunis Amack and his wife, Nancy Rader Amack, are considered to be two of the first settlers in Batesville. In 1832 they received a 120 acre land grant to start their family farm. They built their home and dug a well near today’s Depot Street, just a few blocks from Amack’s Well Coffee House’s present location.
The well dug by Teunis Amack served the early settlers for some time, and it also provided water to the railroad when the line came through town. This put the community on the map.
Later Amack sold his land to a surveyor named Joshua Bates. When the town incorporated in 1852, they chose the name Batesville. Teunis Amack, however, is still considered the founder of the community.
We like to think that Teunis Amack’s well was a place where friends and neighbors gathered to share a cup of water, while discussing current events, family news, farming, and much more. Today our hope is that Amack’s Well Coffee House serves the community of Batesville much like Teunis Amack did so long ago. Now there are many drink choices, but the water is still free.
Please join us in creating a gathering place where strangers become friends, and friends become closer.
See you at the well.