William Street School

William Street School

William Street School, May 2012
Location 521 William St., Huntington, Indiana
Coordinates 40°52′27″N 85°29′36″W / 40.87417°N 85.49333°W / 40.87417; -85.49333Coordinates: 40°52′27″N 85°29′36″W / 40.87417°N 85.49333°W / 40.87417; -85.49333
Area 1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built 1895 (1895), 1926
Architect Hoover & Brumbaugh; Mohler,A.D.,et al.
Architectural style Classical Revival, Queen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 86001390[1]
Added to NRHP June 26, 1986

William Street School, also known as Horace Mann School, is a historic school building located at Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. The original section was built in 1895, and is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular plan brick building with Romanesque Revival and Queen Anne style design elements. It sits on a raised basement, has a rounded corner and projecting gable, bell tower, and has a multi-gabled slate roof. A two-story, Neoclassical style addition was built in 1926.[2]:2–3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It is located in the Drover Town Historic District.

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 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Phil Ross and Jean Gernand (January 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William Street School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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