St. Joseph County Infirmary Explained

St. Joseph County Infirmary
Location:3016 Portage Ave., South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates:41.7186°N -86.2822°W
Architect:Freyermuth & Maurer
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:June 15, 2000
Refnum:00000670

St. Joseph County Infirmary, also known as Portage Manor, is a historic sanitarium located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The main building was built in 1906, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style red brick building with two wings. It features a two-story pedimented portico supported by four Ionic order columns. Also on the property is a contributing brick smokehouse. It was originally constructed as a county home for the elderly and incapacitated indigent.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. As of 2024, it is permanently closed and slated to be destroyed.

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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. 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Joseph County Infirmary. 2016-06-01. Glory-June Grieff. PDF. May 1999. and Accompanying photographs