St. Patrick's Farm

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St. Patrick's Farm
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St Patrick's Farm dairy barn, July 2013
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Location50651 Laurel Rd., north of South Bend, Clay Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana
Coordinates 41°45′29″N86°16′03″W / 41.75806°N 86.26750°W / 41.75806; -86.26750 Coordinates: 41°45′29″N86°16′03″W / 41.75806°N 86.26750°W / 41.75806; -86.26750
Area38 acres (15 ha)a
Builtc. 1925 (1925)
NRHP reference No. 13001015 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 31, 2013

St. Patrick's Farm is a historic barn and farm complex located in Clay Township, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The barn was built about 1925, and is a large, "T"-plan, multi-story, high gambrel roofed frame building. It is sheathed in shiplap siding and has two attached wood silos with conical roofs. Also on the property are the contributing concrete silo, gas pump, windmill, pole barn, and a fenced lot. The farm was originally developed by the Sisters of the Holy Cross, then converted to a park in 1966. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/30/13 through 1/03/14. National Park Service. 2014-01-10.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01.Note: This includes C.B. Fife (May 1999). "Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory: St. Patrick's Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01., site card, and Accompanying photographs