Central Avenue School (Anderson, Indiana)

Central Avenue School
Front and side of the school
Location 2120 Central Ave., Anderson, Indiana
Coordinates 40°4′36″N 85°40′36″W / 40.07667°N 85.67667°W / 40.07667; -85.67667Coordinates: 40°4′36″N 85°40′36″W / 40.07667°N 85.67667°W / 40.07667; -85.67667
Area less than one acre
Architect Charles F. Parker, Ernest R. Watkins
Architectural style Romanesque, Bungalow/Craftsman
MPS Indiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS
NRHP reference # 07000562[1]
Added to NRHP June 21, 2007

The Central Avenue School is a historic school building in Anderson, Indiana, United States. It was built in 1891, and is a two-story, Romanesque Revival style brick and stone building on a raised basement. The building features two three-story towers. Attached to the original building is a Bungalow / American Craftsman style addition constructed in 1921. The building housed a school until 1974.[2]:5, 21

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Carol Ann Schweikert (September 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Central Avenue School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.

Further reading

  • Anderson: A Pictorial History by Esther Dittlinger, copyright 1991, page 65,67


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