Morton School (West Lafayette, Indiana)

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Morton School
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Morton School, November 2009
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Location222 N. Chauncey Ave., West Lafayette, Indiana
Coordinates 40°25′31″N86°54′23″W / 40.42528°N 86.90639°W / 40.42528; -86.90639
Arealess than one acre
Built1930 (1930)
Built byKemmer, A.E. Construction Co.
ArchitectScholer, Walter Sr.
Architectural styleTudor Revival
MPS Indiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS
NRHP reference No. 99001113 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 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]

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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 2016-07-01.Note: This includes William Floyd and Paul Diebold (April 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morton School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs