Bedford County Alms House
Bedford County Alms House is located in Pennsylvania
Bedford County Alms House
Bedford County Alms House is located in the United States
Bedford County Alms House
LocationCumberland Road, .4 miles (0.64 km) south of Bedford, Bedford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°59′13″N 78°32′32″W / 39.98694°N 78.54222°W / 39.98694; -78.54222
Area9.7 acres (3.9 ha)
Built1872-1873, 1899, 1900
ArchitectSimon, L.M.
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.88002378[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 3, 1988

Bedford County Alms House, also known as Bedford County Home, is a historic almshouse and national historic district located at Bedford Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. The district includes six contributing buildings. They are the Alms House (1872-1873), infirmary building (1899), laundry (1900), and a storage shed and two barns built between the early 1900s and about 1950. The Alms House is a four-story, brick building, 13-bays wide and 3-bays deep. It has a hipped roof and features a central tower with porches. The facility closed in 1978.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved November 27, 2011. Note: This includes Darcy Salanthe (1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bedford County Alms House" (PDF). Retrieved November 27, 2011.
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