National Register of Historic Places

Farmers Institute (Additional Documentation)

Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Listed
March 27, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86000609

About this property

Farmers Institute is a historic school building on a small campus in Shadeland, Indiana. It was built in 1851, and expanded to its present two stories in 1864–1865. It is a two-story, rectangular, frame building with modest Greek Revival style design elements. It housed a school from its construction until 1874, and again from 1882 to 1889, during which it also housed a public library. Since then, it has exclusively housed the Farmers Institute Friends Church, a Quaker meetinghouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, with a boundary enlargement in 2020.

Location

4626 West 660 South
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
40.32162, -86.99153

Categories

EDUCATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Farmers Institute (Additional Documentation) listed on the National Register?

Farmers Institute (Additional Documentation) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 27, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Farmers Institute (Additional Documentation)?

Farmers Institute (Additional Documentation) is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Farmers Institute (Additional Documentation)?

The period of significance for Farmers Institute (Additional Documentation) is recorded as the industrial era.

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