Marshall County Infirmary

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Marshall County Infirmary

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Marshall County Infirmary, July 2013
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Location 10924 Lincoln Highway, southeast of Plymouth, Center Township, Marshall County, Indiana
Coordinates 41°19′58″N86°16′08″W / 41.33278°N 86.26889°W / 41.33278; -86.26889 Coordinates: 41°19′58″N86°16′08″W / 41.33278°N 86.26889°W / 41.33278; -86.26889
Area 7.8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built 1892 (1892)-1920
Built by Wilson, J.D. & Son
Architect Wing & Mahurin
Architectural style Romanesque, Basement barn
NRHP reference # 00001139 [1]
Added to NRHP October 9, 2000

Marshall County Infirmary, also known as the Shady Rest Home, is a historic poor farm complex located in Center Township, Marshall County, Indiana. The complex includes three buildings constructed between 1893 and 1920. The Superintendent's Quarters was built in 1895, and is a two-story, Romanesque Revival style brick structure over a full basement. It has a two-story, rear wing that may have been constructed as early as 1893. The house features a corner tower with conical roof and round arched windows. Also on the property are the contributing well house (c. 1920) and large four portal basement barn (1893). [2] :5, 7, 9

Center Township, Marshall County, Indiana Township in Indiana, United States

Center Township is one of ten townships in Marshall County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 15,593 and it contained 6,491 housing units.

Marshall County, Indiana County in the United States

Marshall County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Census 2010 recorded the population at 47,051. The county seat is Plymouth.

Romanesque Revival architecture style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century

Romanesque Revival is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, however, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to feature more simplified arches and windows than their historic counterparts.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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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 2016-05-01.Note: This includes Kurt West Garner (February 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Marshall County Infirmary" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.