St. Joseph County Infirmary

St. Joseph County Infirmary
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
St. Joseph County Infirmary, November 2013
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Location	3016 Portage Ave., South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates	41°43′07″N86°16′56″W / 41.71861°N 86.28222°W / 41.71861; -86.28222
Area	113.8 acres (46.1 ha)
Built	1906 (1906)
Architect	Freyermuth & Maurer
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	00000670 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 15, 2000

St. Joseph County Infirmary, also known as Portage Manor, is a historic sanitarium located at South Bend, Indiana. The main building was built in 1906, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style red brick building with two wings. It features a two-story pedimented portico supported by four Ionic order columns. Also on the property is a contributing brick smokehouse. It was originally constructed as a county home for the elderly and incapacitated indigent. ^{[2] : 5}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. ^[1] As of 2024, it is permanently closed and slated to be destroyed.

References

1. "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 Glory-June Grieff (May 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Joseph County Infirmary" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs

External links

• Portage Manor website