Elm Spring Farm is a historic home and farm located in Jefferson Township, Morgan County, Indiana. The farmhouse was built about 1844, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, single pen log dwelling with a frame kitchen addition. Also on the property are the contributing single corn crib converted to a garage, second single corn crib, privy, brick outdoor fireplace, spring, and sandstone abutments for two absent foot bridges. The building represents an assemblage of pioneer log buildings. During the 1930s, the Civilian Conservation Corps was hired to reforest the farm. The property has also been used as a Girl Scout camp.[2]: 5, 10
Elm Spring Farm | |
 Elm Spring Farm fields, December 2011 | |
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| Location | 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Bain Rd. on Goose Creek Rd., northwest of Morgantown, Jefferson Township, Morgan County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°27′22″N 86°28′13″W / 39.45611°N 86.47028°W |
| Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
| Built | c. 1844 |
| Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps |
| Architectural style | Log |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000981[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 16, 2001 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[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 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Joanne Raetz Stuttgen and Sarah Clevenger (September 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Elm Spring Farm" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01..