Gas City High School
Gas City High School | |
![]() Gas City High School, July 2012 | |
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Location | 400 East South A St., Gas City, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 40°29′12″N 85°36′28″W / 40.48667°N 85.60778°WCoordinates: 40°29′12″N 85°36′28″W / 40.48667°N 85.60778°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1894 | , 1923
Built by | Waldron, John H. |
Architectural style | Romanesque, Prairie School |
MPS | Indiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 03001316[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 5, 2004 |
Gas City High School, also known as the East Ward School, is a historic school building located at Gas City, Grant County, Indiana. It was built in 1894, and is a two-story, square, Romanesque Revival style brick and stone building. A two-story Prairie School inspired addition was completed in 1923. The two buildings are connected by a two-story "bridge".[2]: 5
It is no longer used as a high school and is instead now used as the current administration building for Mississinewa Community School Corporation (MCSC).
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Judy K. Cowling (July 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Gas City High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.
Categories:
- High schools in Indiana
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Indiana
- School buildings completed in 1894
- Schools in Grant County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Grant County, Indiana
- 1894 establishments in Indiana
- Central Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs