Hastings Schoolhouse

Hastings Schoolhouse
Formerly listed on the  U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Martinsville, Indiana
Coordinates	39°22′20.8″N86°28′38.8″W / 39.372444°N 86.477444°W / 39.372444; -86.477444
Area	less than one acre
Built	1870 (1870)
Built by	Douglas, Perry F.
Architectural style	Gable front
MPS	Indiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS
NRHP reference No.	99000299 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 12, 1999
Removed from NRHP	June 1, 2004

Hastings Schoolhouse, also known as Washington Township District No. 12 , was a historic one-room school building located half a mile south of the intersection of E Hacker Creek and Liberty Church Roads in Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana on the property of the Maxwell Farm. ^[2] It was built in 1870, and was a one-story, gable front, rectangular brick building. It measured 22 feet by 33 feet. ^{[3] : 5} The building was damaged by a windstorm in April 2001, knocking down one of the walls. ^{[2] [4]} It later blew down in a tornado in September 2002. ^[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 and delisted in 2004. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Stuttgen, Joanne Raetz (2001). (Re)constructing the Little Red School House: History, Landscape, and Memory (1st ed.). pp. 137–138.
3. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved September 1, 2016.Note: This includes Joan Raetz Stuttgen (August 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hastings Schoolhouse" (PDF). Retrieved September 1, 2016.
4. "Indiana Hastings Schoolhouse: Withdrawn". National Archives Catalogue. The National Archives of the United States. Retrieved December 30, 2023.