Joseph Shafer Farm Explained

Joseph Shafer Farm
Location:Northeast of Brookville on Flinn Road, Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana
Coordinates:39.4739°N -84.8794°W
Architecture:Italianate
Added:August 26, 1982
Refnum:82000038

Joseph Shafer Farm, also known as Shady Lawn Farm and Maple Lawn Farm, is a historic home and farm located in Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana. The house was built in 1883, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick dwelling. It has a slate roof and features a pair of two-story, three-window, projecting bays. Also on the property are two contributing barns (c. 1883), privy, smithy, henhouse, garage, granary, and well house.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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. 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Joseph Shafer Farm. 2015-11-01. Randolph L. Wadsworth, Jr.. PDF. October 1980. and Accompanying photographs.