St. Joseph County Infirmary

St. Joseph County Infirmary

St. Joseph County Infirmary, November 2013
Location 3016 Portage Ave., South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates 41°43′07″N 86°16′56″W / 41.71861°N 86.28222°W / 41.71861; -86.28222Coordinates: 41°43′07″N 86°16′56″W / 41.71861°N 86.28222°W / 41.71861; -86.28222
Area 113.8 acres (46.1 ha)
Built 1906 (1906)
Architect Freyermuth & Maurer
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 00000670[1]
Added to NRHP June 15, 2000

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

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "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


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