Prill School

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Prill School
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LocationNorthwest of Akron, Henry Township, Fulton County, Indiana
Coordinates 41°4′35″N86°6′49″W / 41.07639°N 86.11361°W / 41.07639; -86.11361 Coordinates: 41°4′35″N86°6′49″W / 41.07639°N 86.11361°W / 41.07639; -86.11361
Arealess than one acre
Built1876 (1876)
NRHP reference No. 81000012 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1981

Prill School, also known as the Prill School Museum, is a historic one-room school building located in Henry Township near Akron, Fulton County, Indiana. It was built in 1876, and is a one-story, rectangular, red brick building topped by a slate gable roof. The Prill School closed in 1925. The school was restored in 1971 by a group of local citizens and opened to visitors as a museum. [2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. [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 2015-11-01.Note: This includes Dewey L. Zolman (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Prill School" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  3. "Facebook site". Prill School Museum Association. Retrieved 20 December 2015.

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