In 1813, brothers Joel, Nathaniel, and Abner Scribner arrived at the Falls of the Ohio with plans to become the founders of a new town. They planned out their settlement in the area that is today New Albany, Indiana. Their original street plans called for streets eighty-feet wide, which in later years allowed the streets to be used for cars. When the brothers designed the new town, they left spaces for churches, parks, and schools, which they used as selling points in their advertisements in eastern newspapers. The 1814 Scribner House was the first frame house built in the city. The house was also used as the first Chamber of Commerce for New Albany. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
Mwaka 1813 ndugu Joel, Nathaniel, na Abner Scribner waliwasili huko Falls of the Ohio wakiwa na mipango ya kuanzisha mji mpya. Walipanga makazi yao katika eneo ambalo leo ni New Albany, Indiana. Mipango yao ya awali ya barabara ilitaka barabara ziwe na upana wa meta themanini, jambo ambalo katika miaka ya baadaye liliwezesha barabara hizo kutumiwa kwa magari. Wakati ndugu hao walipokuwa wakibuni mji huo mpya, waliacha mahali pa kujenga makanisa, bustani, na shule, ambazo walizitumia kama vitu vya kuuza katika matangazo yao katika magazeti ya mashariki. Nyumba ya Scribner ya 1814 ilikuwa nyumba ya kwanza ya muundo iliyojengwa katika jiji hilo. Nyumba hiyo pia ilitumiwa kama Chumba cha Kwanza cha Biashara cha New Albany. Jengo hilo liliorodheshwa katika orodha ya vituo vya kihistoria nchini Marekani mwaka 1977.