Sullivan County Poor Home Explained

Sullivan County Poor Home
Location:1447 Cty Rd. 75 N, east of Sullivan, Hamilton Township, Sullivan County, Indiana
Coordinates:39.0975°N -87.3825°W
Built:-1897
Architect:Wing & Mahurin
Architecture:Queen Anne, Romanesque
Added:March 15, 2000
Refnum:00000207

Sullivan County Poor Home, also known as Lakeview Home, is a historic poorhouse located in Hamilton Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. It was designed by the architecture firm Wing & Mahurin and built in 1896–1897. It is a -story, asymmetrical, Romanesque Revival style brick building, consisting of a central section with flanking wings. It features a projecting central tower with arched openings and a pyramidal roof and an octagonal tower. Also on the property is a contributing one-story, two-room cottage. The home was named Lakeview Home in 1947, and remained in operation until 1998.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

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: Sullivan County Poor Home. 2016-07-01. Camille B. Fife. PDF. October 1999. and Accompanying photographs