Joseph Shafer Farm

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Joseph Shafer Farm
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Joseph Shafer Farmhouse, March 2012
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LocationNortheast of Brookville on Flinn Road, Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°28′26″N84°52′46″W / 39.47389°N 84.87944°W / 39.47389; -84.87944 Coordinates: 39°28′26″N84°52′46″W / 39.47389°N 84.87944°W / 39.47389; -84.87944
Area6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built1883 (1883)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 82000038 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 26, 1982

Joseph Shafer Farm, also known as Shady Lawn Farm and Maple Lawn Farm, is a historic home and farm located in Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana. The house was built in 1883, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick dwelling. It has a slate roof and features a pair of two-story, three-window, projecting bays. Also on the property are two contributing barns (c. 1883), privy, smithy, henhouse, garage, granary, and well house. [2] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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 2015-11-01.Note: This includes Randolph L. Wadsworth, Jr. (October 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Joseph Shafer Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs.