Grassyfork Fisheries Farm No. 1
Grassyfork Fisheries Farm No. 1, also known as Ozark Fisheries Shireman Farm, is a historic goldfish hatchery and national historic district located in Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana. The Grassyfork Office and Display Room building was built in 1936, and is a one-story, rectangular, brick building with a hipped roof. It measures 36 feet by 100 feet. The property includes a variety of buildings, structures, and sites associated with the fish hatchery. Among them are a barn, six wells, two dams, remains of formal landscaping and rock garden, and all goldfish ponds, levees, and associated dirt roads.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
References
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 7/09/12 through 7/13/12. National Park Service. July 20, 2012.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Note: This includes Joanne Raetz Stuttgen (July 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Grassyfork Fisheries Farm No. 1" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016..
External links
- Where We Live: Grassyfork Fisheries: a preservation tale that's no fish story, August 21, 2012
- Osark Fisheries website