A local non-profit is seeking the help of the community.

The Knox County Poor Asylum, built in the 1800s, was recently put on the Indiana Landmarks’ top 10 most endangered list for the second year in a row.

The Open Gallery on Main Street held a public talk last Thursday that saw a photo gallery of Photographer Ron Wise’s pictures of the building.

Also attending the talk was Tommy Kleckner from Indiana Landmarks’ Western Regional Office, who gave a brief history of the building.

The event was meant to highlight the desperate need of the building to be renovated.

Currently it is owned and managed by the non-profit County Farm Hospice House Incorporated.

The two County Farm Hospice House founders, Andy and Angie Barmes, attended the public talk.

Their mission is to renovate the building into a 24 hour care provider that feels like home for those in hospice care.

Angie, the executive director of County Farm Hospice House, says her experience working in hospice is what made her want to turn the old asylum into a hospice service provider.

Currently, the County Farm Hospice House needs help securing funds due to the steep price it will cost to renovate and they are asking the local community for help.