Gas City High School

Gas City High School

Gas City High School, July 2012
Location 400 East South A St., Gas City, Indiana
Coordinates 40°29′12″N 85°36′28″W / 40.48667°N 85.60778°W / 40.48667; -85.60778Coordinates: 40°29′12″N 85°36′28″W / 40.48667°N 85.60778°W / 40.48667; -85.60778
Area less than one acre
Built 1894 (1894), 1923
Built by Waldron, John H.
Architectural style Romanesque, Prairie School
MPS Indiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS
NRHP Reference # 03001316[1]
Added to NRHP March 5, 2004

Gas City High School, also known as the East Ward School, is a historic school building located at Gas City, Grant County, Indiana. It was built in 1894, and is a two-story, square, Romanesque Revival style brick and stone building. A two-story Prairie School inspired addition was completed in 1923. The two buildings are connected by a two-story "bridge".[2]:5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[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 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Judy K. Cowling (July 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Gas City High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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