Collins School

Collins School

Collins School, July 2009
Location State Road 120, 0.7 miles east of County Road 450W, and west of Fremont, Jamestown Township, Steuben County, Indiana
Coordinates 41°44′45″N 85°3′47″W / 41.74583°N 85.06306°W / 41.74583; -85.06306Coordinates: 41°44′45″N 85°3′47″W / 41.74583°N 85.06306°W / 41.74583; -85.06306
Area less than one acre
Built 1877 (1877)
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Indiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS
NRHP Reference # 02001173[1]
Added to NRHP October 16, 2002

Collins School, also known as Jamestown Township District #3 School, is a historic one-room school building located in Jamestown Township, Steuben County, Indiana. It was built in 1877, and is a one-story, rectangular, Italianate style brick building. It has a steep gable roof topped by a square-plan belfry containing the original bell. It remained in use as a school until in 1943. It was restored in 1966-1967.[2]:5, 8

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[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 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Louise A. Miller (May 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Collins School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs


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