Old Timbers


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 / 39.00472°N 85.39056°W / 39.00472; -85.39056Coordinates: 39°0′17″N 85°23′26″W / 39.00472°N 85.39056°W / 39.00472; -85.39056
Area	less than one acre
Built	1932 (1932)
Architect	Alfred O. Elzner
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference #	96000786
Added to NRHP	July 30, 1996

Old Timbers is a historic home located at the 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.