Fawn River State Fish Hatchery, also known as the Orland Fish Hatchery, is a historic

hatchery A hatchery is a facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions, especially those of fish, poultry or even turtles. It may be used for ex-situ conservation purposes, i.e. to breed rare or endangered species under controlled cond ...

located at Orland and Millgrove Township,

Steuben County, Indiana Steuben County is a county in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census the county population was 34,185. The county seat (and only incorporated city) is Angola. Steuben County comprises the Angola, ...

. It was developed between 1935 and 1937 by the

Works Progress Administration The Works Progress Administration (WPA; renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects, i ...

, and dedicated in 1942. Contributing resources include the entrance arch, fieldstone bridge, eight rearing ponds, the property manager's residence, the

Colonial Revival The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture. The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the archit ...

style hatchery building, a dam impounding the supply pond, four small pools, and six large rearing ponds. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 1997.

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Indiana Department of Natural Resources: Fawn River State Fish Hatchery
Works Progress Administration in Indiana Agricultural buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Colonial Revival architecture in Indiana Buildings and structures completed in 1937 Buildings and structures in Steuben County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Steuben County, Indiana {{SteubenCountyIN-NRHP-stub