Crews will work with the International Circus Hall of Fame to salvage historic items from the buildings. Author: Associated Press Updated: 7:10 PM EST March 13, 2021
PERU, Ind. Historic barns that a man once known as “The Lion King” built in northern Indiana to house a menagerie of circus animals are set for demolition this spring once crews salvage artifacts from the buildings.
The Indiana Department of Transportation says two deteriorating barns and five other buildings at the former site of the Terrell Jacobs Circus Winter Quarters near Peru pose a public danger.
The Kokomo Tribune reports crews will work with the International Circus Hall of Fame to salvage historic items from the buildings.
Indiana circus barns built by `Lion King set for demolition
March 13, 2021
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1of3File-This Nov. 20, 2018, file photo shows a KC-135 Stratotanker flying over the Terrell Jacobs barns near U.S. 31 and Indiana 218 West on its way to the Grissom Air Reserve Base. Historic barns that a man once known as “The Lion King” built in northern Indiana to house a menagerie of circus animals are set for demolition this spring once crews salvage artifacts from the buildings. (Kelly Lafferty Gerber/The Kokomo Tribune via AP)MBR/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3File-This Nov. 20, 2018, file photo shows one of the Terrell Jacobs barns. Historic barns that a man once known as “The Lion King” built, in northern Indiana to house a menagerie of circus animals are set for demolition this spring once crews salvage artifacts from the buildings. (Kelly Lafferty Gerber/The Kokomo Tribune via AP)MBR/APShow MoreShow Less