Hominy Ridge Shelter House

Hominy Ridge Shelter House
Hominy Ridge Shelter House, July 2012
Hominy Ridge Shelter House is located in Indiana
Hominy Ridge Shelter House
Hominy Ridge Shelter House is located in the United States
Hominy Ridge Shelter House
LocationOn the S bank of the Salamonie R., N of Hominy Ridge Lake, southeast of Lagro in the Salamonie River State Forest, Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana
Coordinates40°48′34″N 85°40′59″W / 40.80944°N 85.68306°W / 40.80944; -85.68306
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1937 (1937)
Built byCCC
Architectural stylePark rustic style
NRHP reference No.94001122[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 23, 1994

Hominy Ridge Shelter House is a historic park picnic shelter complex located in the Salamonie River State Forest, Lagro Township, Wabash County, Indiana. The shelterhouse was built in 1937 by the Civilian Conservation Corps, and is a rectangular Rustic style timber and stone structure with a five sided porch on each end. Associated with the shelter are 13 stone and timber picnic tables and the remains of a stone wall and an outhouse.[2]: 4–5 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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 Glory-June Greiff (October 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hominy Ridge Shelter House" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs