Cross School

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Cross School
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Cross School, February 2011
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LocationVoiles and Townsend Rds., southeast of Martinsville, Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°23′27″N86°22′53″W / 39.39083°N 86.38139°W / 39.39083; -86.38139 Coordinates: 39°23′27″N86°22′53″W / 39.39083°N 86.38139°W / 39.39083; -86.38139
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1856 (1856)
NRHP reference No. 83000142 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 16, 1983

Cross School is a historic one-room school building located in Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana. It was built in 1856, and is a simple one-story, rectangular, brick building with a gable roof. It features segmental arched openings. It operated as a rural school until 1941, then housed a Sunday school for 25 years. It was restored in 1976 [2] :2–3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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 2016-05-01.Note: This includes Cyrus L. Gunn (January 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cross School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.