Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 96000786 | Built 1932 (1932) Opened 1932 Added to NRHP 30 July 1996 | |
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Location US Army Jefferson Proving Ground, approximately 0.5 miles southeast of the junction of K Rd. and Northeast Exit, Shelby Township, Ripley County, Indiana | ||
Old Timbers is a historic home located at the Jefferson Proving Ground in Shelby Township, Ripley County, Indiana. It was built in 1932, and is a 1 1/2-story, Bungalow / American Craftsman style stone building. It has a jerkinhead roof and kitchen wing. It was originally built as a lodge for Alexander Thompson, owner of the Champion Paper Company of Hamilton, Ohio. The property was acquired by the U.S. Army in 1940.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
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