Old Timbers

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°0′17″N 85°23′26″W / 39.00472°N 85.39056°W / 39.00472; -85.39056Coordinates: 39°0′17″N 85°23′26″W / 39.00472°N 85.39056°W / 39.00472; -85.39056
Area less than one acre
Built 1932 (1932)
Architect Alfred O. Elzner
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 96000786[1]
Added to NRHP July 30, 1996

Old Timbers is a historic home located at the Jefferson Proving Ground in Shelby Township, Ripley County, Indiana. It was built in 1932, and is a 1 1/2-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.[2]:4, 7-8

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Timbers" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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