Polk Township District No. 2 School

Polk Township District No. 2 School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Polk Township Polk Township District No. 2, September 2013
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Location	18998 W. 2A Rd., southeast of Walkerton, Indiana
Coordinates	41°26′40″N86°25′30″W / 41.44444°N 86.42500°W / 41.44444; -86.42500
Area	0.62 acres (0.25 ha)
Built	1901 (1901)
Built by	Bennett, Frank; Mead, H.P.; Burnside, Joe
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	12001153 [1]
Added to NRHP	January 9, 2013

Polk Township District No. 2 School, also known as the Barber School, is a historic one-room school located in Polk Township, Marshall County, Indiana. It was built about 1901, and is a one-story, "T"-plan brick building with Queen Anne style detailing. The building consists of front cloak room section with a single large classroom. Both sections have high pitched gable roofs. The building features patterned brick details and rafter tails with cut scroll designs. The school closed in 1925, with local school consolidation. ^{[2] : 3, 5}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places Listings" (PDF). Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/07/13 through 1/11/13. National Park Service. January 18, 2013.
2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016.Note: This includes Kurt West Garner (April 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Polk Township District No. 2 School" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.