Ouabache State Park Wells County State Forest Service Building – Bluffton IN

City:
Bluffton, IN

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Completed:
1936

Description

Ouabache State Park Wells County State Forest Service Building
161 Ouabache State Park Wells County State Forest Service Building368The service building was completed by new deal agencies (most likely either the Civilian Conservation Corps [CCC] or the Works Progress Administration [WPA]) in 1936. The style of the building is classified as parks rustic. According to original blueprints, the building originally housed stables, offices, facilities for engine repair, and a hospital.

Source notes

DNR Historic Site and Structures Inventory

Site originally submitted by Indiana DNR, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology on September 28, 2015.

Location Info


4930 E. State Road 201
Bluffton, IN 46714
Wells County

Coordinates: 40.728563, -85.129269

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