Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor

Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor
Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor, November 2012
Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor is located in Indiana
Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor
Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor is located in the United States
Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor
Location11636 County Farm Rd., northwest of Aurora, Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
Coordinates39°9′1″N 85°2′3″W / 39.15028°N 85.03417°W / 39.15028; -85.03417
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1882 (1882)
Built byPlatt, Seth
ArchitectPattison, Alex B.
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.00001143[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 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. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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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