Athens County Infirmary


Athens County Infirmary
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Nearest city	Chauncey, Ohio
Coordinates	39°24′00″N 82°7′43″W / 39.40000°N 82.12861°W / 39.40000; -82.12861Coordinates: 39°24′00″N 82°7′43″W / 39.40000°N 82.12861°W / 39.40000; -82.12861
Area	1,295 acres (5.24 km²)
Architect	Charles Kircher and David W. Peoples ^[1]
Architectural style	Colonial Revival^[1]
NRHP Reference #	03000323^[1]
Added to NRHP	2003-05-01^[1]

The Athens County Infirmary is a registered historic district near Chauncey, Ohio, listed in the National Register on 2003-05-01. It contains five contributing buildings. The property is commonly known locally as the County Farm or the County Home. It currently houses the county's recycling center, dog shelter, and offices of Job & Family Services. There is also an historic cemetery on the property. The Burr Oak Water District recently has established a wellfield in the riparian zone, in deep unconsolidated sediments along the Hocking River for their primary water source,^[2] because their former water source, Burr Oak Lake, is polluted with unacceptable contaminants.^[3]

Main building

Barns

Historic uses

Secondary Structure
Institutional Housing
Agricultural Outbuildings

References

1 2 3 4 National Park Service (2007-06-30). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Burr Oak to Begin Drawing Water from Under Old County Farm". Retrieved 2011-03-10.
↑ "How Big a Risk Are Elevated Pollutants in Sunday Creek Water?". Retrieved 2011-03-10.

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