John Wood Farmstead

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John Wood Farmstead
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John Wood Farmstead, August 2011
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Location5255 W Cty Rd. 900 S, west of Milroy, Orange Township, Rush County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°28′46″N85°32′28″W / 39.47944°N 85.54111°W / 39.47944; -85.54111 Coordinates: 39°28′46″N85°32′28″W / 39.47944°N 85.54111°W / 39.47944; -85.54111
Area35 acres (14 ha)
Built1831 (1831), 1863
Architectural styleI-house
NRHP reference No. 00000201 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 2000

John Wood Farmstead is a historic home and farm located in Orange Township, Rush County, Indiana. The farm was established in 1822, and the two-story, brick I-house built in 1831. Also on the property are the contributing early-19th century summer kitchen, two traverse frame barns (1863, c. 1900), late-19th early-20th century cattle barn, scales shed, milk house, silo, corn crib, and water trough. [2] :2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [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 2016-06-01.Note: This includes Laura Thayer (March 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Wood Farmstead" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01..