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
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 June 1, 2016.Note: This includes Laura Thayer (March 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: John Wood Farmstead" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016..