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| opened = 1869 | | opened = 1869 | ||
| closed = 2013 | | closed = 2013 | ||
| − | | demolished = | + | | demolished = |
| − | | current_status = [[ | + | | current_status = [[Closed Institution|Closed]] |
| building_style = [[Single Building Institutions|Single Building]] | | building_style = [[Single Building Institutions|Single Building]] | ||
| architect(s) = | | architect(s) = | ||
| − | | location = | + | | location = Williamsport, IN |
| architecture_style = Italianate | | architecture_style = Italianate | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | The Warren County Poor Farm was built in 1869 to served the people of Williamsport and Warren County Indiana. The property contained the main brick house, a granary, a machine shed, an English barn, a grain bin, a shed, and a workshop. There is a cemetery located slightly east of the county home, at the intersection of Indiana Routes 300 N and 50 W. The county home still serves the community today. <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. 02 Dec 2014.</ref> | + | The Warren County Poor Farm was built in 1869 to served the people of Williamsport and Warren County Indiana. The property contained the main brick house, a granary, a machine shed, an English barn, a grain bin, a shed, and a workshop. There is a cemetery located slightly east of the county home, at the intersection of Indiana Routes 300 N and 50 W. The county home still serves the community today. <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. 02 Dec 2014.</ref> |
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| + | == Images of Warren County Poor Farm == | ||
| + | {{image gallery|[[Warren County Poor Farm Image Gallery|Warren County Poor Farm]]}} | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | File:warrencounty.jpg | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:County Almshouse]] | [[Category:County Almshouse]] | ||
[[Category:Single Building Institutions]] | [[Category:Single Building Institutions]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Closed Institution]] |
