Old Timbers

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}

Old Timbers
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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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
Coordinates	39°0′17″N 85°23′26″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1932 (1932)
Architect	Alfred O. Elzner
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.	96000786[1]
Added to NRHP	July 30, 1996

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

1. "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 2016-06-01. Note: This includes unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Timbers" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.