Camp Edwin F. Glenn Explained

Camp Edwin F. Glenn
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Coordinates:39.8594°N -86.0211°W
Builder:United States Army
Added:December 1, 1995
Refnum:95001360

Camp Edwin F. Glenn is a national historic district located at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, Indiana. It encompasses 19 contributing buildings and 360 contributing structures in a former military camp. The district developed between about 1925 and 1941. It originally served as a Citizens' Military Training Camp from 1925 to 1941, a camp for the Civilian Conservation Corps from 1933 to 1941, and a Prisoner of War camp from 1944 to 1945. The district includes six warehouses, five mess halls, five lavatories, a branch exchange, butcher shop, latrine, and 360 concrete tent pads.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Camp Edwin F. Glenn . 2016-08-01. Technical Assistance Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. PDF. January 1994. and Accompanying photographs