Pulaski County Home
Appearance
Pulaski County Home | |
Location | 700 W. 60 S., Monroe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana |
---|---|
Coordinates | 41°2′46″N 86°37′00″W / 41.04611°N 86.61667°W |
Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
Built | 1881 | , 1882, 1897, 1929
Architect | Crain, Joseph E,; Hathaway, Owen W. |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 15000079[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 17, 2015 |
Pulaski County Home, also known as Pleasant View Rest Home, is a historic poor farm located in Monroe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana. The original section was built in 1881, and expanded with two wings in 1897. It is a large, four-story, Italianate style red brick building. It has a low-pitched, multiple hip and valley roof and features multiple porches, stoops, and access points. Also on the property are the contributing Pest House (1882), post and beam barn (1929), and milk house. It is one of Indiana's few county homes still in active service.[2]: 5, 13
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/16/15 through 3/20/15. National Park Service. 2015-03-27.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Janet Onken (May 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pulaski County Home" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.
Categories:
- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Italianate architecture in Indiana
- Buildings and structures completed in 1881
- Buildings and structures in Pulaski County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Pulaski County, Indiana
- 1881 establishments in Indiana
- Northern Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs