Booker T. Washington School (Rushville, Indiana)

Booker T. Washington School

Booker T. Washington School, May 2011
Location 525 E. Seventh St., Rushville, Indiana
Coordinates 39°36′53″N 85°26′12″W / 39.61472°N 85.43667°W / 39.61472; -85.43667Coordinates: 39°36′53″N 85°26′12″W / 39.61472°N 85.43667°W / 39.61472; -85.43667
Area less than one acre
Built 1905 (1905)
Architect Winship, Morris
Architectural style Romanesque, T-Plan
NRHP Reference # 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 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "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.


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