Franklin College-Old Main | |
Location | 600 E. Monroe St., Franklin, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 39°28′46″N86°2′50″W / 39.47944°N 86.04722°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1847 | , 1855, 1888
Architectural style | Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 75000022 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 29, 1975 |
Franklin College-Old Main is a historic academic building located on the campus of Franklin College in Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana. The building consists of three sections: the north wing constructed in 1847, the south wing constructed in 1855, and the middle section connecting the two wings in 1888 The wings are each three stories tall, while the middle section is four stories and topped by a bell tower and observatory. The building is in a Late Victorian / Gothic style. [2] : 2
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1]
Crispus Attucks High School is a public high school of Indianapolis Public Schools in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Its namesake, Crispus Attucks, was an African American patriot killed during the Boston Massacre. The school was built northwest of downtown Indianapolis near Indiana Avenue and opened on September 12, 1927, when it was the only public high school in the city designated specifically for African Americans.
Old Crawfordsville High School is a former public high school erected in 1910 on East Jefferson Street in Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana. It was a part of the Crawfordsville Community Schools. The old building was expanded in 1914, 1921, and 1941 to provide additional classrooms, an auditorium, and a gymnasium. A new Crawfordsville High School facility opened at One Athenian Drive in 1993. In 2000 the old school building was converted to a multi-use facility of offices, residential housing, and a fitness center. The former high school building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. The former high school became a senior living facility and in 2019 was converted into 99 apartment units called The Laurel Flats.
The Big Run Baptist Church and Cemetery, also known as Franklin Township Historical Society, is a historic Baptist church and cemetery located at 6510 South Franklin Road in Franklin Township, Marion County, Indiana. The church was built in 1871 as a Baptist meeting house and served the church congregation until 1977. It is a one-story, gable front brick building with Italianate style design elements. The associated cemetery was established in 1854, with one stone dated to 1841. The most recent burial was in 1986. Also on the property is a contributing privy constructed about 1920. The Franklin Township Historical Society acquired the property and now uses the building as a historical museum.
"Old Main," Goethean Hall, and Diagnothian Hall, also known as the Original Buildings of Franklin & Marshall College, are three historic academic buildings that are located on the campus of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Shirk Hall is a historic building located on the campus of Franklin College in Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana. It was built in 1903 and is a one-story, Classical Revival style brick building on a raised basement. It is topped by a cross-gabled roof and copper dome on an octagonal base. The front entrance features engaged Ionic order columns. The building housed the school library until 1964. The building is now home to the college's media school, The Pulliam School of Journalism.
Franklin Senior High School, also known as the Alva Neal Community Building, is a historic high school located at Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana. It was built in 1938, and is a three-story, L-shaped, red brick building with some Italian Renaissance style embellishments. Its construction was partially funded by a grant from the Public Works Administration. It was originally connected to an older school building by a covered walkway. The building ceased use as a high school in 1960.
Samuel P. Williams House, also known as "Old Home", is a historic home located at Howe, Lima Township, LaGrange County, Indiana. It was built between 1838 and 1843, and is a Western Reserve style frame dwelling. It consists of a 2+1⁄2-story central block with 1+1⁄2-story symmetrical wings. Also on the property is a contributing carriage barn constructed in the 1840s.
Marshall County Infirmary, also known as the Shady Rest Home, is a historic poor farm complex located in Center Township, Marshall County, Indiana. The complex includes three buildings constructed between 1893 and 1920. The Superintendent's Quarters was built in 1895, and is a two-story, Romanesque Revival style brick structure over a full basement. It has a two-story, rear wing that may have been constructed as early as 1893. The house features a corner tower with conical roof and round arched windows. Also on the property are the contributing well house and large four portal basement barn (1893).
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.
Millen-Chase-McCalla House, also known as the Topolgus Building, is a historic home located at Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana. The original section was built in 1844, and now forms the two-story brick rear wing. The two-story, brick main section was added in 1854, to form a two-thirds I-house. The house was remodeled in 1871 in a combination of Greek Revival and Italianate style architecture. It rests on a limestone foundation and has a side-gable roof. The interior has undergone renovation for commercial uses a number of times; in 2011 it was rehabilitated for use as a restaurant.
Martinsville Sanitarium is a historic mineral water sanitarium located at Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana. It was built in 1925–1926, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, "oriental brick" and limestone building with an eclectic combination of Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Renaissance Revival, and Bungalow/American Craftsman style design elements. The main section measures 160 feet by 55 feet and has two projecting wings. It is topped by a cross-gabled hipped roof and features a sun porch, half-timbered gables, and overhanging eaves. The building faces the Martinsville Vandalia Depot.
Weller House, also known as The Old Prison Farm, is a historic home located in Pine Township, Porter County, Indiana. It was built about 1870, and is a two-story, rectangular, Italianate-style frame dwelling. It consists of a middle section flanked by projecting wings. The house features an entrance portico and round-cornered window frames.
St. Joseph County Infirmary, also known as Portage Manor, is a historic sanitarium located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The main building was built in 1906, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style red brick building with two wings. It features a two-story pedimented portico supported by four Ionic order columns. Also on the property is a contributing brick smokehouse. It was originally constructed as a county home for the elderly and incapacitated indigent.
Steuben County Jail is a historic jail located at Angola, Steuben County, Indiana. It was built in 1877, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, brick and concrete building with Second Empire style design elements. It consists of an irregular main section with a rectangular prison wing at the rear. A porch was enclosed in 1961 and wing added in 1971. The main section is topped by a slate mansard roof and has an elaborate tower with a pyramidal roof and elaborate cupola.
Sullivan County Poor Home, also known as Lakeview Home, is a historic poorhouse located in Hamilton Township, Sullivan County, Indiana, United States. It was designed by the architecture firm Wing & Mahurin and built in 1896–1897. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, asymmetrical, Romanesque Revival style brick building, consisting of a central section with flanking wings. It features a projecting central tower with arched openings and a pyramidal roof and an octagonal tower. Also on the property is a contributing one-story, two-room cottage. The home was named Lakeview Home in 1947, and remained in operation until 1998.
Earlham College Observatory is a historic observatory building located on the campus of Earlham College at Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. It was built in 1861, and is a one-story, brick building with a hipped roof. It consists of a 19-foot-square central section topped by a copper dome with a removable section, and flanked by 10-foot by 19-foot sections. Beneath the revolvable dome is a 6+1⁄2-inch objective lens telescope located in the center of the main block.
William N. Thompson House, also known as Old Governor's Mansion, is a historic home located at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. It was built in 1920, and is Georgian Revival style buff-colored brick mansion. It consists of a two-story, five-bay, central section flanked by one-story wings. It has a slate hipped roof and features a full width front porch and an elliptical portico at the main entry. The house served as the Governor's Mansion from 1945 to 1970.
Christamore House is a historic settlement house associated with Butler University and located at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. It was built between 1924 and 1926, and is 2+1⁄2-story, U-shaped, Georgian Revival style brick mansion. It consists of a two-story, five-bay, central section flanked by one-story wings. It has a slate hipped roof and is nine bays wide, with a three-bay central pavilion. The building features large round-arched windows and contains an auditorium and a gymnasium.
John Greenleaf Whittier School, No. 33 is a historic school building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. The original section was built in 1890, and is a two-story, rectangular, Romanesque Revival style brick building with limestone trim. It has a limestone foundation and a decked hip roof with Queen Anne style dormers. A rear addition was constructed in 1902, and a gymnasium and auditorium addition in 1927.
The Indiana Oxygen Company Building is a historic industrial building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1930, and consists of a two-story, rectangular main building on a raised basement, with an attached one-story, U-shaped warehouse. Both building are constructed of brick. The main building features applied Art Deco style limestone and metal decoration.