Woodrow Wilson Junior High School (Terre Haute, Indiana)

Woodrow Wilson Junior High School

Woodrow Wilson Middle School is located in Terre Haute in central Vigo County.
Location 405. 25th St., Terre Haute, Indiana
 United States
Coordinates 39°27′50″N 87°22′48″W / 39.46389°N 87.38000°W / 39.46389; -87.38000Coordinates: 39°27′50″N 87°22′48″W / 39.46389°N 87.38000°W / 39.46389; -87.38000
Built 1927
Architect Miller,Miller,Johnson & Yeager; Wilson,Gilbert Brown
Architectural style Tudor Revival
NRHP Reference # 96000285[1]
Added to NRHP March 25, 1996

Woodrow Wilson Junior High School or Woodrow Wilson Middle School, is a historic school building located at Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. It was built in 1927 for approximately $750,000. Designed by the firm of Miller & Yeager Architects. It is a three-story, "T"-plan, Tudor Revival style brick building with central entrance tower.[2]

The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

The interior of the school's main entrance features several large-scale murals by Gilbert Brown Wilson, completed in 1935.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "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 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Sarah Marchino (October 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Woodrow Wilson Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs
  3. Trigg, Lisa (November 2009). "Restoring Anew". Terre Haute Living. Terre Haute, Indiana: Tribune Star. Retrieved December 6, 2010.


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