Jefferson Elementary School (Washington, Indiana)

Jefferson Elementary School

Jefferson Elementary School, December 2011
Location 381 W 150 S,
Washington, Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana
Coordinates 38°38′3″N 87°10′22″W / 38.63417°N 87.17278°W / 38.63417; -87.17278Coordinates: 38°38′3″N 87°10′22″W / 38.63417°N 87.17278°W / 38.63417; -87.17278
Area 2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built 1924 (1924)
Architect Sutton & Routt; Baird, O.B.
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 97000597[1]
Added to NRHP June 20, 1997

Jefferson Elementary School is a historic elementary school building located in Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana. It was built in 1924, and is a one-story, "I"-shaped, red brick building on a high raised basement with Colonial Revival and Bungalow / American Craftsman style design elements. The building has limestone detailing and a hipped roof topped by a cupola. It has a two-story gymnasium wing. The school closed in 1976.[2]:5

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01. Note: This includes David Litherland (August 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jefferson Elementary School" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-09-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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