Morton School (West Lafayette, Indiana)

Morton School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Morton School, November 2009
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Location	222 N. Chauncey Ave., West Lafayette, Indiana
Coordinates	40°25′31″N86°54′23″W / 40.42528°N 86.90639°W / 40.42528; -86.90639
Area	less than one acre
Built	1930 (1930)
Built by	Kemmer, A.E. Construction Co.
Architect	Scholer, Walter Sr.
Architectural style	Tudor Revival
MPS	Indiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS
NRHP reference No.	99001113 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 9, 1999

Morton School is a historic school building located at West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was built in 1930, and is a two-story, E-shaped, Tudor Revival style brick and limestone building. It has a flat roof and features a triple-arched main entrance and stepped parapet. It housed a school into the mid-1980s, after which it has been used as a community centre. ^{[2] : 5, 7}

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

Since 2021, the Morton School building has served as West Lafayette's seat of government, as the Sonya L. Margerum City Hall, named after a former mayor of the city. ^[3]

References

1. "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 July 1, 2016.Note: This includes William Floyd and Paul Diebold (April 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morton School" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
3. DeLetter, Emily (January 2, 2021). "Renovations complete on former West Lafayette Morton Community Center, new 'Sonya L. Margerum City Hall'". The Journal & Courier. Retrieved July 21, 2025.