Bedford County Alms House

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Bedford County Alms House
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LocationCumberland Road, .4 miles (0.64 km) south of Bedford, Bedford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°59′13″N78°32′32″W / 39.98694°N 78.54222°W / 39.98694; -78.54222
Area9.7 acres (3.9 ha)
Built1872-1873, 1899, 1900
ArchitectSimon, L.M.
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference No. 88002378 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 3, 1988

Bedford County Alms House, also known as Bedford County Home, is a historic almshouse and national historic district located at Bedford Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. The district includes six contributing buildings. They are the Alms House (1872-1873), infirmary building (1899), laundry (1900), and a storage shed and two barns built between the early 1900s and about 1950. The Alms House is a four-story, brick building, 13-bays wide and 3-bays deep. It has a hipped roof and features a central tower with porches. The facility closed in 1978. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved November 27, 2011.Note: This includes Darcy Salanthe (1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bedford County Alms House" (PDF). Retrieved November 27, 2011.