Prill School
Prill School | |
 Prill School, January 2013 | |
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| Location | Northwest of Akron, Henry Township, Fulton County, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°4′35″N 86°6′49″W / 41.07639°N 86.11361°WCoordinates: 41°4′35″N 86°6′49″W / 41.07639°N 86.11361°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1876 |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000012[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 10, 1981 |
Prill School, also known as the Prill School Museum, is a historic one-room school building located in Henry Township near Akron, Fulton County, Indiana. It was built in 1876, and is a one-story, rectangular, red brick building topped by a slate gable roof. The Prill School closed in 1925. The school was restored in 1971 by a group of local citizens and opened to visitors as a museum.[2][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[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 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Dewey L. Zolman (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Prill School" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs.
- ^ "Facebook site". Prill School Museum Association. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
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- History museums in Indiana
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- One-room schoolhouses in Indiana
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- School buildings completed in 1876
- Buildings and structures in Fulton County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Fulton County, Indiana
- Museums in Fulton County, Indiana
- 1876 establishments in Indiana
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