Old Timbers

Historic house in Indiana, United States

United States historic place


Old Timbers
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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 No.	96000786^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 30, 1996

Old Timbers is a historic home located within Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge (formerly 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

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "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.