Woodrow Wilson Middle School (Terre Haute, Indiana)

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Woodrow Wilson Middle School
(listed as Woodrow Wilson Junior High School)
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Woodrow Wilson Middle School is located in Terre Haute in central Vigo County.
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Location405. 25th St., Terre Haute, Indiana, United States
Coordinates 39°27′50″N87°22′48″W / 39.46389°N 87.38000°W / 39.46389; -87.38000
Built1927
Architect Johnson, Miller, Miller & Yeager
Architectural style Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No. 96000285 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 25, 1996

Woodrow Wilson Middle School, formerly Woodrow Wilson Junior High School, is a historic school building located at Terre Haute, Indiana. It was built in 1927 for approximately $750,000. Designed by the firm of Johnson, Miller, Miller & Yeager. It is a three-story, "T"-plan, Tudor Revival style brick building with a central entrance tower. [2]

The structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

The interior of the school's main entrance features several large-scale murals by Gilbert Brown Wilson, completed in 1935. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2016.Note: This includes Sarah Marchino (October 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Woodrow Wilson Junior High School" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
  3. Trigg, Lisa (November 2009). "Restoring Anew". Terre Haute Living. Terre Haute, Indiana: Tribune Star. Retrieved December 6, 2010.