West Ward School (Gas City, Indiana)

West Ward School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
West Ward School, July 2012
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Location	210 W. North A St., Gas City, Indiana
Coordinates	40°29′21″N85°37′2″W / 40.48917°N 85.61722°W / 40.48917; -85.61722
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1900 (1900)-1902
Built by	Waldron, John H.
Architectural style	Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	85003226 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 19, 1985

West Ward School, also known as the West Building Mississinewa Community Schools, is a historic school building located at Gas City, Indiana. It was built between 1900 and 1902, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, rectangular, Richardsonian Romanesque style brick and stone building. It features a symmetrical main facade with round towers at each corner topped by conical roofs. ^{[2] : 2–3} The building houses a museum and community center.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. ^[1]

References

1. "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 April 1, 2016.Note: This includes Roy Bigger (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: West Ward School" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.