Old Timbers | |
Location: | US Army Jefferson Proving Ground, approximately 0.5 miles southeast of the junction of K Rd. and Northeast Exit, Shelby Township, Ripley County, Indiana |
Coordinates: | 39.0047°N -85.3906°W |
Architect: | Alfred O. Elzner |
Architecture: | Bungalow/craftsman |
Added: | July 30, 1996 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 96000786 |
Old Timbers is a historic home located within Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge (formerly Jefferson Proving Ground) in Shelby Township, Ripley County, Indiana. It was built in 1932, and is a -story, Bungalow / American Craftsman style stone building. It has a jerkinhead roof and kitchen wing. It was originally built as a lodge for Alexander Thompson, owner of the Champion Paper Company of Hamilton, Ohio. The property was acquired by the U.S. Army in 1940.[1]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.