Bourbon Community Building-Gymnasium

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Bourbon Community Building-Gymnasium
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Bourbon Community Building-Gymnasium, May 2008
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Location800 N. Harris St., Bourbon, Indiana
Coordinates 41°18′08″N86°06′48″W / 41.30222°N 86.11333°W / 41.30222; -86.11333
Arealess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1928 (1928)
ArchitectBradley, Andy Babcock; M.R. Hodges & Sons
Architectural styleColonial Revival
Demolished2021
MPS Indiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS
NRHP reference No. 15000888 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 2015
Removed from NRHPMay 13, 2021

Bourbon Community Building-Gymnasium was a historic gymnasium and community centre located at Bourbon, Marshall County, Indiana. The gym was built in 1928 and demolished in 2021. It was a two-story, dark red and brown colored brick building with Colonial Revival style design elements. It sits on a concrete foundation and has a barrel-vaulted roof. The lawn terrace wall and steps, built in 1924, are a contributing structure. The gym was associated with the Triton Junior–Senior High School. [2] :5–8

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015, [1] and was delisted in 2021. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/14/15 through 12/18/15. National Park Service. 2015-12-24.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01.Note: This includes Kurt West Garner (January 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bourbon Community Building-Gymnasium" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01., Sketch plan, Site map, and Accompanying photographs.
  3. "Weekly listing". National Park Service.