William Street School

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William Street School
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William Street School, May 2012
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Location521 William St., Huntington, Indiana
Coordinates 40°52′27″N85°29′36″W / 40.87417°N 85.49333°W / 40.87417; -85.49333 Coordinates: 40°52′27″N85°29′36″W / 40.87417°N 85.49333°W / 40.87417; -85.49333
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built1895 (1895), 1926
ArchitectHoover & Brumbaugh; Mohler, A.D., et al.
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Queen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 86001390 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 26, 1986

William Street School, also known as Horace Mann School, is a historic school building located at Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. The original section was built in 1895, and is a 2+12-story, rectangular plan brick building with Romanesque Revival and Queen Anne style design elements. It sits on a raised basement, has a rounded corner and projecting gable, bell tower, and has a multi-gabled slate roof. A two-story, Neoclassical style addition was built in 1926. [2] :2–3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1] It is located in the Drover Town Historic District.

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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 Phil Ross and Jean Gernand (January 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William Street School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.