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Lora B. Pearson School

Coordinates: 39°31′3″N 85°46′43″W / 39.51750°N 85.77861°W / 39.51750; -85.77861
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Lora B. Pearson School
Lora B. Pearson School, August 2011
Lora B. Pearson School is located in Indiana
Lora B. Pearson School
Lora B. Pearson School is located in the United States
Lora B. Pearson School
Location115 W. Colescott St., Shelbyville, Indiana
Coordinates39°31′3″N 85°46′43″W / 39.51750°N 85.77861°W / 39.51750; -85.77861
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1939 (1939)
ArchitectBohlen, D.A. & Son
Architectural styleArt Deco
MPSIndiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS
NRHP reference No.09001136[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 24, 2009

Lora B. Pearson School, also known as Colescott School and School No. 4, is a historic school building located at Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana. It was built in 1939, and is a three-story, rectangular, Art Deco style reinforced concrete building faced in brick and limestone. Funding for the school was provided in part by the Public Works Administration. The school closed in 2000 and was converted to senior apartments.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

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  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 Carol Ann Schweikert (December 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lora B. Pearson School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs