District School No. 3 (Rockfield, Indiana)

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District School No. 3

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District School No. 3, June 2011
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Location Southeastern corner of the junction of County Roads 750N and 100W, northeast of Rockfield, Rock Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana
Coordinates 40°39′21″N86°32′38″W / 40.65583°N 86.54389°W / 40.65583; -86.54389 Coordinates: 40°39′21″N86°32′38″W / 40.65583°N 86.54389°W / 40.65583; -86.54389
Area less than one acre
Built 1874 (1874)
Architectural style Italianate, Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 88000374 [1]
Added to NRHP March 31, 1988

District School No. 3, also known as Rock Creek Township School No. 3, Election School, and Martin School, is a historic school building located at Rock Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana. It was built in 1874, and is a one-story, rectangular red brick building with Greek Revival and Italianate style design elements. It has a front gable roof and sits on a fieldstone foundation. [2] :2

School institution designed to teach students under the direction of teachers

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Rock Creek Township, Carroll County, Indiana Township in Indiana, United States

Rock Creek Township is one of fourteen townships in Carroll County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 475 and it contained 185 housing units.

Carroll County, Indiana County in the United States

Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 20,155. The county seat is Delphi.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01.Note: This includes Lewis N. Mullin (March 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: District School No. 3" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.