White County Asylum

White County Asylum

White County Asylum, June 2012
Location 5271 Norway Rd., north of Monticello, Union Township, White County, Indiana
Coordinates 41°46′59″N 86°46′11″W / 41.78306°N 86.76972°W / 41.78306; -86.76972Coordinates: 41°46′59″N 86°46′11″W / 41.78306°N 86.76972°W / 41.78306; -86.76972
Area 7.5 acres (3.0 ha)
Built 1907 (1907)-1908
Architect Young, Samuel A.; Strate & Jones
Architectural style Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 10000857[1]
Added to NRHP September 23, 2010

White County Asylum, also known as the Lakeview Home, is a historic county home located at Union Township, White County, Indiana. The main building was built in 1907-1908, and is a large four-level, Richardsonian Romanesque style brick building with limestone and brick trim. It consists of a central administrative section flanked by residential wings. The building features a high hipped roof. Also on the property is a contributing gable roofed barn (1908). The property is a contributing site.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/20/10 through 9/24/10. National Park Service. 2010-10-01.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Kurt West Garner (January 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: White County Asylum" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs


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