Booker T. Washington School (Rushville, Indiana)
Booker T. Washington School | |
 Booker T. Washington School, May 2011 | |
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| Location | 525 E. Seventh St., Rushville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°36′53″N 85°26′12″W / 39.61472°N 85.43667°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1905 |
| Architect | Winship, Morris |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, T-Plan |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000809[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 24, 1990 |
Booker T. Washington School is a historic school building located at Rushville, Rush County, Indiana. It was built in 1905, and is a two-story, "T"-plan, vernacular brick building with Romanesque Revival style design elements. It has a low-pitched hipped roof and features round and segmental arched openings. The building served as the focal point for the African-American community of Rushville.[2]: 2–3 It is currently being used as a neighborhood community center and is home of the local Head Start program.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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 2016-06-01. Note: This includes William Gulde (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Booker T. Washington School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.
Categories:
- African-American history of Indiana
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Indiana
- School buildings completed in 1905
- Buildings and structures in Rush County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Rush County, Indiana
- 1905 establishments in Indiana
- Central Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs