Collins School

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Collins School
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Collins School, July 2009
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LocationState Road 120, 0.7 miles east of County Road 450W, and west of Fremont, Jamestown Township, Steuben County, Indiana
Coordinates 41°44′45″N85°3′47″W / 41.74583°N 85.06306°W / 41.74583; -85.06306 Coordinates: 41°44′45″N85°3′47″W / 41.74583°N 85.06306°W / 41.74583; -85.06306
Arealess than one acre
Built1877 (1877)
Architectural styleItalianate
MPS Indiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS
NRHP reference No. 02001173 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 16, 2002

Collins School, also known as Jamestown Township District #3 School, is a historic one-room school building located in Jamestown Township, Steuben County, Indiana. It was built in 1877, and is a one-story, rectangular, Italianate style brick building. It has a steep gable roof topped by a square-plan belfry containing the original bell. It remained in use as a school until in 1943. It was restored in 1966–1967. [2] :5, 8

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [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 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Louise A. Miller (May 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Collins School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs