Bedford County Alms House

Bedford County Alms House, also known as Bedford County Home, is a historic almshouse and national historic district located at Bedford Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. The district includes six contributing buildings. They are the Alms House (1872-1873), infirmary building (1899), laundry (1900), and a storage shed and two barns built between the early 1900s and about 1950. The Alms House is a four-story, brick building, 13-bays wide and 3-bays deep. It has a hipped roof and features a central tower with porches. The facility closed in 1978.[2]

Bedford County Alms House
LocationCumberland Road, .4 miles (0.64 km) south of Bedford, Bedford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°59′13″N 78°32′32″W
Area9.7 acres (3.9 ha)
Built1872-1873, 1899, 1900
ArchitectSimon, L.M.
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.88002378[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 3, 1988

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Darcy Salanthe (1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bedford County Alms House" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-27.
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