Howard School (Brownsburg, Indiana)

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Howard School
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Howard School, March 2011
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Location4555 E. County Road 750S, north of Brownsburg, Perry Township, Boone County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°55′51″N86°22′56″W / 39.93083°N 86.38222°W / 39.93083; -86.38222 Coordinates: 39°55′51″N86°22′56″W / 39.93083°N 86.38222°W / 39.93083; -86.38222
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1881 (1881)
Built byWing, George; McPharren, Jap
Architectural styleItalianate
MPS Indiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS
NRHP reference No. 09000754 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 24, 2009

Howard School, also known as Perry Township School #1, is a historic school building located at Perry Township, Boone County, Indiana. It was built about 1881, and is a one-story, rectangular red brick building with Italianate style design elements. The school closed in 1916. It was restored starting in 2004. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Howard Schoolhouse, 1881-1916" (Website). Howard School House. Retrieved 2015-07-01.