St. Joseph County Infirmary, also known as Portage Manor, is a historic sanitarium located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The main building was built in 1906, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style red brick building with two wings. It features a two-story pedimented portico supported by four Ionic order columns. Also on the property is a contributing brick smokehouse. It was originally constructed as a county home for the elderly and incapacitated indigent.[2]: 5
St. Joseph County Infirmary | |
 St. Joseph County Infirmary, November 2013 | |
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| Location | 3016 Portage Ave., South Bend, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°43′07″N 86°16′56″W / 41.71861°N 86.28222°W |
| Area | 113.8 acres (46.1 ha) |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architect | Freyermuth & Maurer |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000670[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 15, 2000 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1] As of 2024, it is permanently closed and slated to be destroyed.
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 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Glory-June Grieff (May 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Joseph County Infirmary" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs