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″N 85°37′2″W / 40.48917°N 85.61722°W / 40.48917; -85.61722Coordinates: 40°29′21″N 85°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 #	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, Grant County, 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 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 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Roy Bigger (July 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: West Ward School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.

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