St. Joseph County Infirmary

3016 Portage Ave., South Bend, Indiana. County/parish: St. Joseph.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 15, 2000. NRIS 00000670.

2 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Portage Manor

From Wikipedia:

St. Joseph County Infirmary

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.

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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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132004790