Elm Spring Farm

Elm Spring Farm

Elm Spring Farm fields, December 2011
Location 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Bain Rd. on Goose Creek Rd., northwest of Morgantown, Jefferson Township, Morgan County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°27′22″N 86°28′13″W / 39.45611°N 86.47028°W / 39.45611; -86.47028Coordinates: 39°27′22″N 86°28′13″W / 39.45611°N 86.47028°W / 39.45611; -86.47028
Area 50 acres (20 ha)
Built c. 1844 (1844)
Built by Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural style Log
NRHP Reference # 01000981[1]
Added to NRHP September 16, 2001

Elm Spring Farm is a historic home and farm located in Jefferson Township, Morgan County, Indiana. The farmhouse was built about 1844, and is a 1 1/2-story, single pen log dwelling with a frame kitchen addition. Also on the property are the contributing single corn crib converted to a garage, second single corn crib, privy, brick outdoor fireplace, spring, and sandstone abutments for two absent foot bridges. The building represents an assemblage of pioneer log buildings. During the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps was hired to reforest the farm. The property has also been used as a Girl Scout camp.[2]:5, 10

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Joanne Raetz Stuttgen and Sarah Clevenger (September 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Elm Spring Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01..


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