White County Asylum Explained

White County Asylum
Location:5271 Norway Rd., north of Monticello, Union Township, White County, Indiana
Coordinates:40.7831°N -86.7699°W
Built:-1908
Architect:Young, Samuel A.; Strate & Jones
Architecture:Richardsonian Romanesque
Added:September 23, 2010
Delisted:August 28, 2019
Refnum:10000857[1]

White County Asylum, also known as the Lakeview Home, was a historic county home located at Union Township, White County, Indiana. The main building was built in 1907–1908, and was a large four-level, Richardsonian Romanesque style brick building with limestone and brick trim. It consisted of a central administrative section flanked by residential wings. The building featured a high hipped roof. Also on the property is a contributing gable roofed barn (1908). The property is a contributing site.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1] The building was demolished in 2017, and it was delisted in 2019.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2010-10-01. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/20/10 through 9/24/10. National Park Service.
  2. 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: White County Asylum. 2016-07-01. Kurt West Garner. PDF. January 2010. and Accompanying photographs