Grassyfork Fisheries Farm No. 1

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Grassyfork Fisheries Farm No. 1
Grassyfork Fisheries administration building.jpg
Grassyfork Fisheries Farm No. 1, April 2012
Grassyfork Fisheries Farm No. 1 is located in Indiana
Grassyfork Fisheries Farm No. 1
Location2902 E. Morgan St., northeast of Martinsville, Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana
Coordinates39°26′37″N 86°26′23″W / 39.44361°N 86.43972°W / 39.44361; -86.43972Coordinates: 39°26′37″N 86°26′23″W / 39.44361°N 86.43972°W / 39.44361; -86.43972
Area254 acres (103 ha)
Built1936 (1936)
ArchitectCramer, Julian; Cramer, Leonard; Cramer Brothers
NRHP reference No.12000189[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 10, 2012

Grassyfork Fisheries Farm No. 1, also known as Ozark Fisheries Shireman Farm, is a historic goldfish hatchery and national historic district located in Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana. The Grassyfork Office and Display Room building was built in 1936, and is a one-story, rectangular, brick building with a hipped roof. It measures 36 feet by 100 feet. The property includes a variety of buildings, structures, and sites associated with the fish hatchery. Among them are a barn, six wells, two dams, remains of formal landscaping and rock garden, and all goldfish ponds, levees, and associated dirt roads.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/09/12 through 7/13/12. National Park Service. 2012-07-20.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Joanne Raetz Stuttgen (July 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Grassyfork Fisheries Farm No. 1" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01..

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