West Ward School (Gas City, Indiana)

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West Ward School
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West Ward School, July 2012
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Location210 W. North A St., Gas City, Indiana
Coordinates 40°29′21″N85°37′2″W / 40.48917°N 85.61722°W / 40.48917; -85.61722 Coordinates: 40°29′21″N85°37′2″W / 40.48917°N 85.61722°W / 40.48917; -85.61722
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1900 (1900)-1902
Built byWaldron, John H.
Architectural styleRomanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 85003226 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 19, 1985

West Ward School, also known as the West Building Mississinewa Community Schools, is a historic school building located at Gas City, Grant County, Indiana. It was built between 1900 and 1902, and is a 2+12-story, rectangular, Richardsonian Romanesque style brick and stone building. It features a symmetrical main facade with round towers at each corner topped by conical roofs. [2] :2–3 The building houses a museum and community center.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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. "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 Roy Bigger (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: West Ward School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.