West Ward School (Gas City, Indiana)
West Ward School | |
 West Ward School, July 2012 | |
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| Location | 210 W. North A St., Gas City, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°29′21″N 85°37′2″W / 40.48917°N 85.61722°WCoordinates: 40°29′21″N 85°37′2″W / 40.48917°N 85.61722°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1900-1902 |
| Built by | Waldron, John H. |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003226[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 19, 1985 |
West Ward School, also known as the West Building Mississinewa Community Schools, is a historic school building located at Gas City, Grant County, Indiana. It was built between 1900 and 1902, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, rectangular, Richardsonian Romanesque style brick and stone building. It features a symmetrical main facade with round towers at each corner topped by conical roofs.[2]: 2–3 The building houses a museum and community center.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[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 Roy Bigger (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: West Ward School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.
Categories:
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Indiana
- School buildings completed in 1902
- Schools in Grant County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Grant County, Indiana
- 1902 establishments in Indiana
- Central Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs