Honey Creek School

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Honey Creek School
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Honey Creek School, December 2011
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LocationNortheast of Bloomington on Low Gap Rd., Benton Township, Monroe County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°17′7″N86°24′32″W / 39.28528°N 86.40889°W / 39.28528; -86.40889 Coordinates: 39°17′7″N86°24′32″W / 39.28528°N 86.40889°W / 39.28528; -86.40889
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1921 (1921)
ArchitectLee, Otis; McClary, Joseph A.
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman, Influence
NRHP reference No. 78000024 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1978

Honey Creek School is a historic one-room school building located in Benton Township, Monroe County, Indiana. It was built in 1921, and is a one-story, Bungalow / American Craftsman influenced balloon frame building on a fieldstone foundation. The main section has a hipped roof and a projecting gable roofed entry is topped by a belfry with a pyramidal roof. The school closed in 1945. The building was restored in 1975. [2] :2–3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [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 David A. Staver (December 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Honey Creek School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.