Old Timbers
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Old Timbers | |
| File:Old Timbers Exterior.jpg | |
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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 |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1932 |
| Architect | Alfred O. Elzner |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000786[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1996 |
Old Timbers is a historic home located within Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge (formerly 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.[2]: 4, 7–8
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
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