Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor
Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor | |
Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor, November 2012 | |
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Location | 11636 County Farm Rd., northwest of Aurora, Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 39°9′1″N 85°2′3″W / 39.15028°N 85.03417°WCoordinates: 39°9′1″N 85°2′3″W / 39.15028°N 85.03417°W |
Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
Built | 1882 |
Built by | Platt, Seth |
Architect | Pattison, Alex B. |
Architectural style | Late Victorian |
NRHP Reference # | 00001143[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 22, 2000 |
Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor, also known as the Dearborn County Home, is a historic poor house located in Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana. It was built in 1882, and is a 2 1/2-story, cruciform plan, Late Victorian style brick building. It sits on a dressed limestone foundation and houses 64 rooms. Also on the property is a contributing smokehouse. The Asylum closed in 1980.[2]:5, 7, 11
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Barth D. Hendrickson (December 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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