Lora B. Pearson School

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Lora B. Pearson School

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Lora B. Pearson School, August 2011
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Location 115 W. Colescott St., Shelbyville, Indiana
Coordinates 39°31′3″N85°46′43″W / 39.51750°N 85.77861°W / 39.51750; -85.77861 Coordinates: 39°31′3″N85°46′43″W / 39.51750°N 85.77861°W / 39.51750; -85.77861
Area 1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built 1939 (1939)
Architect Bohlen, D.A. & Son
Architectural style Art Deco
MPS Indiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS
NRHP reference # 09001136 [1]
Added to NRHP December 24, 2009

Lora B. Pearson School, also known as Colescott School and School No. 4, is a historic school building located at Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana. It was built in 1939, and is a three-story, rectangular, Art Deco style reinforced concrete building faced in brick and limestone. Funding for the school was provided in part by the Public Works Administration. The school closed in 2000 and was converted to senior apartments. [2]

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Shelbyville, Indiana City in Indiana, United States

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

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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 Carol Ann Schweikert (December 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lora B. Pearson School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs