Marshall County Infirmary

Marshall County Infirmary, also known as the Shady Rest Home, is a historic poor farm complex located in Center Township, Marshall County, Indiana. The complex includes three buildings constructed between 1893 and 1920. The Superintendent's Quarters was built in 1895, and is a two-story, Romanesque Revival style brick structure over a full basement. It has a two-story, rear wing that may have been constructed as early as 1893. The house features a corner tower with conical roof and round arched windows. Also on the property are the contributing well house (c. 1920) and large four portal basement barn (1893).[2]:5, 7, 9

Marshall County Infirmary
Marshall County Infirmary, July 2013
Location10924 Lincoln Highway, southeast of Plymouth, Center Township, Marshall County, Indiana
Coordinates41°19′58″N 86°16′08″W
Area7.8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built1892 (1892)-1920
Built byWilson, J.D. & Son
ArchitectWing & Mahurin
Architectural styleRomanesque, Basement barn
NRHP reference No.00001139[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 9, 2000

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

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 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Kurt West Garner (February 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Marshall County Infirmary" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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