Wabash Township Graded School


Wabash Township Graded School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Wabash Township Graded School, August 2012
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Location	S. Montezuma St., Mecca, Indiana
Coordinates	39°43′30″N 87°19′55″W / 39.72500°N 87.33194°W / 39.72500; -87.33194Coordinates: 39°43′30″N 87°19′55″W / 39.72500°N 87.33194°W / 39.72500; -87.33194
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1901 (1901), 1910, 1923
Architect	Allen, Layton; Boswell, J.T.
Architectural style	Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	87000950^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 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]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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.

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