Hominy Ridge Shelter House
Hominy Ridge Shelter House | |
 Hominy Ridge Shelter House, July 2012 | |
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| 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 |
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| Coordinates | 40°48′34″N 85°40′59″W / 40.80944°N 85.68306°W |
| Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
| Built | 1937 |
| Built by | CCC |
| Architectural style | Park rustic style |
| NRHP reference No. | 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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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
Categories:
- Civilian Conservation Corps in Indiana
- Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Government buildings completed in 1937
- National Register of Historic Places in Wabash County, Indiana
- Picnic shelters
- Rustic architecture in the United States
- 1937 establishments in Indiana
- Northern Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs