Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor

Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor, November 2012
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Location	11636 County Farm Rd., northwest of Aurora, Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
Coordinates	39°9′1″N 85°2′3″W / 39.15028°N 85.03417°W / 39.15028; -85.03417Coordinates: 39°9′1″N 85°2′3″W / 39.15028°N 85.03417°W / 39.15028; -85.03417
Area	9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built	1882 (1882)
Built by	Platt, Seth
Architect	Pattison, Alex B.
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP Reference #	00001143
Added to NRHP	September 22, 2000

Dearborn County Asylum for the Poor, also known as the Dearborn County Home, is a historic poor house located in Manchester Township, Dearborn County, Indiana. It was built in 1882, and is a 2 1/2-story, cruciform plan, Late Victorian style brick building. It sits on a dressed limestone foundation and houses 64 rooms. Also on the property is a contributing smokehouse. The Asylum closed in 1980.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.