Old Timbers

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Old Timbers
Old Timbers is located in Indiana
Old Timbers
LocationUS Army Jefferson Proving Ground, approximately 0.5 miles southeast of the junction of K Rd. and Northeast Exit, Shelby Township, Ripley County, Indiana
Coordinates39°0′17″N 85°23′26″W / 39.00472°N 85.39056°W / 39.00472; -85.39056Coordinates: 39°0′17″N 85°23′26″W / 39.00472°N 85.39056°W / 39.00472; -85.39056
Arealess than one acre
Built1932 (1932)
ArchitectAlfred O. Elzner
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.96000786[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1996

Old Timbers is a historic home located within Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge (formerly Jefferson Proving Ground) in Shelby Township, Ripley County, Indiana. It was built in 1932, and is a 1+12-story, Bungalow / American Craftsman style stone building. It has a jerkinhead roof and kitchen wing. It was originally built as a lodge for Alexander Thompson, owner of the Champion Paper Company of Hamilton, Ohio. The property was acquired by the U.S. Army in 1940.[2]: 4, 7–8 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "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 2016-06-01. Note: This includes unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Timbers" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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