Woodrow Wilson Middle School (Terre Haute, Indiana)

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Woodrow Wilson Middle School
(listed as Woodrow Wilson Junior High School)
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Woodrow Wilson Middle School is located in Terre Haute in central Vigo County.
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Location405. 25th St., Terre Haute, Indiana, United States
Coordinates 39°27′50″N87°22′48″W / 39.46389°N 87.38000°W / 39.46389; -87.38000
Built1927
ArchitectMiller, Miller, Johnson & Yeager; Wilson, Gilbert Brown
Architectural style Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No. 96000285 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 25, 1996

Woodrow Wilson Middle School, formerly Woodrow Wilson Junior High School, is a historic school building located at Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. It was built in 1927 for approximately $750,000. Designed by the firm of Miller & Yeager Architects. It is a three-story, "T"-plan, Tudor Revival style brick building with a central entrance tower. [2]

The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

The interior of the school's main entrance features several large-scale murals by Gilbert Brown Wilson, completed in 1935. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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 Sarah Marchino (October 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Woodrow Wilson Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs
  3. Trigg, Lisa (November 2009). "Restoring Anew". Terre Haute Living. Terre Haute, Indiana: Tribune Star. Retrieved December 6, 2010.