Sullivan County Poor Home

Sullivan County Poor Home

Sullivan County Poor Home, October 2011
Location 1447 Cty Rd. 75 N, east of Sullivan, Hamilton Township, Sullivan County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°5′51″N 87°22′57″W / 39.09750°N 87.38250°W / 39.09750; -87.38250Coordinates: 39°5′51″N 87°22′57″W / 39.09750°N 87.38250°W / 39.09750; -87.38250
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1896 (1896)-1897
Architect Wing & Mahurin
Architectural style Queen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 00000207[1]
Added to NRHP March 15, 2000

Sullivan County Poor Home, also known as Lakeview Home, is a historic poorhouse located in Hamilton Township, Sullivan County, Indiana. It was designed by the noted architecture firm Wing & Mahurin and built in 1896-1897. It is a 2 1/2-story, asymmetrical, Romanesque Revival style brick building, consisting of a central section with flanking wings. It features a projecting central tower with arched openings and a pyramidal roof and an octagonal tower. Also on the property is a contributing one-story, two-room cottage. The home was named Lakeview Home in 1947, and remained in operation until 1998.[2]:5, 7

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[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 Camille B. Fife (October 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sullivan County Poor Home" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs


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