Liberty Township Schoolhouse No. 2

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Liberty Township Schoolhouse No. 2
Liberty Township Schoolhouse No. 2.jpg
Liberty Township Schoolhouse No. 2, August 2011
Liberty Township Schoolhouse No. 2 is located in Indiana
Liberty Township Schoolhouse No. 2
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 / 39.49750°N 85.66750°W / 39.49750; -85.66750Coordinates: 39°29′51″N 85°40′3″W / 39.49750°N 85.66750°W / 39.49750; -85.66750
Arealess than one acre
Built1875 (1875)
ArchitectMeltzer Bros.
Architectural styleItalianate, Gable-front
NRHP reference No.92001170[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1992

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]

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

References[]

  1. ^ a b "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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