Baum–Shaeffer Farm is a historic home and farm located in Deer Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana. The house was built about 1855, and is a two-story, cross-plan, Italianate style brick dwelling. It sits on a rubble limestone foundation and measures 40 feet wide and 60 feet long. Also on the property are the contributing wooden hay barn (c. 1850), wooden granary (c. 1900), log smokehouse (1830s), brick summer kitchen (c. 1850), and wooden sheep barn (c. 1900).[2]: 5
Baum–Shaeffer Farm | |
 Baum–Shaeffer Farm driveway, June 2011 | |
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| Location | Southeastern corner of Sec. 21, most of Sec. 22, and areas north of Deer Creek, east of Delphi, Deer Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°34′28″N 86°39′11″W / 40.57444°N 86.65306°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | c. 1830, c. 1855 |
| Built by | Baum, David |
| Architectural style | Italianate, bank barn |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001102[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 28, 1998 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
References
edit- ^ 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 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Cathryn E. Irwin (May 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Baum–Shaeffer Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.