Hominy Ridge Shelter House

Hominy Ridge Shelter House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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
Coordinates	40°48′34″N85°40′59″W / 40.80944°N 85.68306°W / 40.80944; -85.68306
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1937 (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 in 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

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Wabash County, Indiana

References

1. "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 July 1, 2016.Note: This includes Glory-June Greiff (October 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hominy Ridge Shelter House" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs