Wabash Township Graded School

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Wabash Township Graded School
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Wabash Township Graded School, August 2012
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LocationS. Montezuma St., Mecca, Indiana
Coordinates 39°43′30″N87°19′55″W / 39.72500°N 87.33194°W / 39.72500; -87.33194 Coordinates: 39°43′30″N87°19′55″W / 39.72500°N 87.33194°W / 39.72500; -87.33194
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1901 (1901), 1910, 1923
ArchitectAllen, Layton; Boswell, J.T.
Architectural styleRomanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 87000950 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1987

Wabash Township Graded School, also known as Mecca High School and Mecca Grade School, is a historic school building located at Mecca, Parke County, Indiana. The main section was built in 1901 and expanded in 1910, and is a two-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style red brick building on a raise basement. It has a hipped roof and limestone trim. The main building features a bell tower over the main entrance. A gymnasium was added in 1923. The school closed in 1986. [2] :2,10

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

It tragically caught fire on November 9,2022. Too soon to know what the cause or damage. Firefighters still on the scene as I add this.

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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 2016-06-01.Note: This includes Mrs. Russell Sanders (March 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wabash Township Graded School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.