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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