Bedford County Alms House, also known as Bedford County Home, is a historic almshouse and national historic district located at Bedford Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. The district includes six contributing buildings. They are the Alms House (1872-1873), infirmary building (1899), laundry (1900), and a storage shed and two barns built between the early 1900s and about 1950. The Alms House is a four-story, brick building, 13-bays wide and 3-bays deep. It has a hipped roof and features a central tower with porches. The facility closed in 1978.[2]
Bedford County Alms House | |
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| Location | Cumberland Road, .4 miles (0.64 km) south of Bedford, Bedford Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°59′13″N 78°32′32″W / 39.98694°N 78.54222°W |
| Area | 9.7 acres (3.9 ha) |
| Built | 1872-1873, 1899, 1900 |
| Architect | Simon, L.M. |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002378[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 3, 1988 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved November 27, 2011. Note: This includes Darcy Salanthe (1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bedford County Alms House" (PDF). Retrieved November 27, 2011.