Lynd School

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Lynd School, November 2011
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Location723 N. Lynd Rd., 0.6 miles north of its junction with State Road 56 and southeast of Orleans, Stampers Creek Township, Orange County, Indiana
Coordinates 38°34′2″N86°19′22″W / 38.56722°N 86.32278°W / 38.56722; -86.32278 Coordinates: 38°34′2″N86°19′22″W / 38.56722°N 86.32278°W / 38.56722; -86.32278
Arealess than one acre
Built1900 (1900), 1925
Architectural styleOne room schoolhouse
MPS Indiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS
NRHP reference No. 02001169 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 16, 2002

Lynd School, also known as the Stamper's Creek Township School #2, is a historic one-room school located in Stampers Creek Township, Orange County, Indiana. It was built about 1900, and is a one-story, rectangular, frame building. It has a gable front facade topped by a small belfry and measures 24 feet wide and 36 feet long. It was renovated in 1925, and a kitchen / bathroom addition was built about 1970. The building remained in use as a school until 1964. [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 2016-06-01.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)Note: This includes Beth Cornwell and Amy Walker (May 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lynd School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) and Accompanying photographs.