Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor | |
Location: | 11636 County Farm Rd., northwest of Aurora, Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana |
Coordinates: | 39.1503°N -85.0342°W |
Architect: | Pattison, Alex B. |
Builder: | Platt, Seth |
Architecture: | Late Victorian |
Added: | September 22, 2000 |
Refnum: | 00001143 |
Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor, also known as the Dearborn County Home, is a historic poor house located in Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana. It was built in 1882, and is a -story, cruciform plan, Late Victorian style brick building. It sits on a dressed limestone foundation and houses 64 rooms. Also on the property is a contributing smokehouse. The Asylum closed in 1980.[1]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.