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==History== | ==History== | ||
| + | Miami County Poor Farm was built in 1918 to serve the people of Peru and Miami County Indiana. The facility functioned as a county home until 1975. Currently, the single vrick building with two garages is used as a residential building with two apartments. | ||
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| + | There is a cemetery located 1/2 mile west on the south side of Indiana Route E 250 S. <ref>Hassett, Kayla. "The County Home in Indiana : A Forgotten Response to Poverty and Disability." Diss. Ed. Vera A. Adams. Ball State U, 2013. Cardinal Scholar, 05 Apr. 2013. Web. 12 Nov. 2014.</ref> | ||
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| + | == Images of Miami County Poor Farm == | ||
| + | {{image gallery|[[Miami County Poor Farm Image Gallery|Miami County Poor Farm]]}} | ||
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| + | File:miamicounty.png | ||
| + | File:miami.jpg | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Indiana]] | [[Category:Indiana]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:49, 2 December 2014
| Miami County Poor Farm | |
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| Opened | 1918 |
| Closed | 1975 |
| Current Status | Preserved |
| Building Style | Single Building |
| Location | Peru, IN |
| Architecture Style | Colonial Revival |
| Alternate Names | |
History[edit]
Miami County Poor Farm was built in 1918 to serve the people of Peru and Miami County Indiana. The facility functioned as a county home until 1975. Currently, the single vrick building with two garages is used as a residential building with two apartments.
There is a cemetery located 1/2 mile west on the south side of Indiana Route E 250 S. [1]
Images of Miami County Poor Farm[edit]
Main Image Gallery: Miami County Poor Farm
References[edit]
- ↑ Hassett, Kayla. "The County Home in Indiana : A Forgotten Response to Poverty and Disability." Diss. Ed. Vera A. Adams. Ball State U, 2013. Cardinal Scholar, 05 Apr. 2013. Web. 12 Nov. 2014.
