Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor

11636 County Farm Rd., Aurora, Indiana. County/parish: Dearborn.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 22, 2000. NRIS 00001143.

2 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • 029-619-35047
  • Dearborn County Home

From Wikipedia:

Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor

Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor, also known as the Dearborn County Home, is a historic poor house located in Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana. It was built in 1882, and is a 2+12-story, cruciform plan, Late Victorian style brick building. It sits on a dressed limestone foundation and houses 64 rooms. Also on the property is a contributing smokehouse. The Asylum closed in 1980.: 5, 7, 11 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132002801

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