Porter Pool Bathhouse Explained

Porter Pool Bathhouse
Location:501 N. Harrison St., Shelbyville, Indiana
Coordinates:39.5278°N -85.7714°W
Builder:Bohlen, D.A. & Sons; Shelby Construction Co.
Architecture:Art Deco
Added:December 7, 2001
Refnum:01001348

Porter Pool Bathhouse is a historic bathhouse located at Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana. It was built in 1930, and is a -story, rectangular, Art Deco style brick building.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Upon closure of Porter Pool, the property and building has since been repurposed as the Shelby County Tourism and Visitors Bureau Welcome Center and the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce.

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: Porter Pool Bathhouse. 2016-07-01. unknown . PDF. n.d.. and Accompanying photographs