Vigo County Home for Dependent Children
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Vigo County Home for Dependent Children
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Vigo County Home for Dependent Children, May 2010
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| Location | 7140 Wabash Ave. east of Terre Haute, Lost Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°29′16″N 87°18′21″W / 39.48778°N 87.30583°WCoordinates: 39°29′16″N 87°18′21″W / 39.48778°N 87.30583°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1903 |
| Architect | Miller, Martin |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference # | 00000674 |
| Added to NRHP | June 15, 2000 |
Vigo County Home for Dependent Children, also known as the Glenn Home, is a historic orphanage located in Lost Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana. The main building was built in 1903, and is a 2 1/2-story, Colonial Revival style brick building on a raised basement. It has a hipped and gabled roof and features a semi-circular, two-story portico with four Doric order columns. Also on the property is a contributing former boiler house. The main building is the home of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity chapter at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
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