Hominy Ridge Shelter House Explained

Hominy Ridge Shelter House
Location:On the S bank of the Salamonie R., N of Hominy Ridge Lake, southeast of Lagro in the Salamonie River State Forest, Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana
Coordinates:40.8094°N -85.6831°W
Builder:CCC
Architecture:Park rustic style
Added:September 23, 1994
Refnum:94001122

Hominy Ridge Shelter House is a historic park picnic shelter complex located in the Salamonie River State Forest, Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana. The shelterhouse was built in 1937 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, and is a rectangular Rustic style timber and stone structure with a five sided porch on each end. Associated with the shelter are 13 stone and timber picnic tables and the remains of a stone wall and an outhouse.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

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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. 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hominy Ridge Shelter House. 2016-07-01. Glory-June Greiff. PDF. October 1993. and Accompanying photographs