Liberty Township Schoolhouse No. 2

Liberty Township Schoolhouse No. 2 is a historic one-room school building located in Liberty Township, Shelby County, Indiana. It was built in 1875, and is a one-story, rectangular, Italianate style brick building. It has a steep gable-front roof and features heavy scroll brackets, a scalloped frieze, and oculus vent. Also on the property is a contributing water pump. It remained in use as a school until about 1919.[2]

Liberty Township Schoolhouse No. 2
Liberty Township Schoolhouse No. 2, August 2011
LocationJunction of State Road 244 and County Road 600E, north of Waldron, Liberty Township, Shelby County, Indiana
Coordinates39°29′51″N 85°40′3″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1875 (1875)
ArchitectMeltzer Bros.
Architectural styleItalianate, Gable-front
NRHP reference No.92001170[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1992

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Tony Armstrong (November 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Liberty Township Schoolhouse No. 2" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs


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