Hominy Ridge Shelter House

Hominy Ridge Shelter House

Hominy Ridge Shelter House, July 2012
Location On the S bank of the Salamonie R., N of Hominy Ridge Lake, southeast of Lagro in the Salamonie River State Forest, Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana
Coordinates 40°48′34″N 85°40′59″W / 40.80944°N 85.68306°W / 40.80944; -85.68306Coordinates: 40°48′34″N 85°40′59″W / 40.80944°N 85.68306°W / 40.80944; -85.68306
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1937 (1937)
Built by CCC
Architectural style Park rustic style
NRHP Reference # 94001122[1]
Added to NRHP September 23, 1994

Hominy Ridge Shelter House is a historic park picnic shelter complex located in the Salamonie River State Forest, Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana. The shelterhouse was built in 1937 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, and is a rectangular Rustic style timber and stone structure with a five sided porch on each end. Associated with the shelter are 13 stone and timber picnic tables and the remains of a stone wall and an outhouse.[2]:4-5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[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 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Glory-June Greiff (October 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hominy Ridge Shelter House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs


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