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Joseph Shafer Farm

Coordinates: 39°28′26″N 84°52′46″W / 39.47389°N 84.87944°W / 39.47389; -84.87944
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Joseph Shafer Farm
Joseph Shafer Farmhouse, March 2012
Joseph Shafer Farm is located in Indiana
Joseph Shafer Farm
Joseph Shafer Farm is located in the United States
Joseph Shafer Farm
LocationNortheast of Brookville on Flinn Road, Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana
Coordinates39°28′26″N 84°52′46″W / 39.47389°N 84.87944°W / 39.47389; -84.87944
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1883 (1883)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.82000038[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 26, 1982

Joseph Shafer Farm, also known as Shady Lawn Farm and Maple Lawn Farm, is a historic home and farm located in Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana. The house was built in 1883, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick dwelling. It has a slate roof and features a pair of two-story, three-window, projecting bays. Also on the property are two contributing barns (c. 1883), privy, smithy, henhouse, garage, granary, and well house.[2]: 5 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

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  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 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Randolph L. Wadsworth, Jr. (October 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Joseph Shafer Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs.