Delphi Lime Kilns
In ruins
Also known as: Canal Park Annex
NNW of Delphi, Delphi, Indiana
NNW of Delphi, Delphi, Indiana
Description
This site contained 6 lime kilns along the Wabash & Erie Canal. The Hubbard and Company operated the kilns from the 1850s to 1870. They were the ‘pot kilns’ type that are fired with wood and process one batch at a time. Today only wall segments of 2 kilns are visible. A replicate now stands south of the site.National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 27, 2002
- Reference number
- 02000693
- Areas of significance
- Architecture; Agriculture
- Level of significance
- State
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; D - Information Potential
- Property type
- Site
- Historic function
- Manufacturing facility
- Current function
- Outdoor recreation
- Period of significance
- 1850-1874
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 6
Update Log
- January 13, 2015: Updated by Jim Allen: Added description
- January 9, 2015: Updated by Jim Allen: Added alternate name, refined cooridinates, & updated status
Sources
- Jim Allen
- National Register database - Reference number 02000693 (Search for documents)
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