Pulaski County Home

Pulaski County Home
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pulaski County Home, March 2015
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Location	700 W. 60 S., Monroe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana
Coordinates	41°2′46″N86°37′00″W / 41.04611°N 86.61667°W / 41.04611; -86.61667
Area	6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built	1881 (1881), 1882, 1897, 1929
Architect	Crain, Joseph E.; Hathaway, Owen W.
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	15000079 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 17, 2015

Pulaski County Home, also known as Pleasant View Rest Home, is a historic poor farm located in Monroe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana. The original section was built in 1881, and expanded with two wings in 1897. It is a large, four-story, Italianate style red brick building. It has a low-pitched, multiple hip and valley roof and features multiple porches, stoops, and access points. Also on the property are the contributing Pest House (1882), post and beam barn (1929), and milk house. It is one of Indiana's few county homes still in active service. ^{[2] : 5, 13}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/16/15 through 3/20/15. National Park Service. March 27, 2015. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015.
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 Janet Onken (May 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pulaski County Home" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.