John Pound Store

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John Pound Store
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LocationJunction of Armstrong Rd. and 2nd St. at Oswego, Plain Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Coordinates 41°19′13″N85°47′15″W / 41.32028°N 85.78750°W / 41.32028; -85.78750 Coordinates: 41°19′13″N85°47′15″W / 41.32028°N 85.78750°W / 41.32028; -85.78750
Arealess than one acre
Built1838 (1838)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 92000672 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 17, 1992

John Pound Store is a historic commercial building located in Plain Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana. It was built in 1838, and is a two-story, rectangular Greek Revival style frame building with a front gable roof. It measures 20 feet wide and 49 feet deep and has a low pitched roof. It is operated by the Kosciusko County Historical Society as the Pound Store Museum. [2] :5 [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [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. "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 Cynthia J. Brubaker; Neal Carlson; Earl Ketrow (October 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Pound Store" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  3. Pound Store Museum