William Street School

William Street School

William Street School, May 2012
Location 521 William St., Huntington, Indiana
Coordinates 40°52′27″N 85°29′36″W / 40.87417°N 85.49333°W / 40.87417; -85.49333Coordinates: 40°52′27″N 85°29′36″W / 40.87417°N 85.49333°W / 40.87417; -85.49333
Area 1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built 1895 (1895), 1926
Architect Hoover & Brumbaugh; Mohler,A.D.,et al.
Architectural style Classical Revival, Queen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 86001390[1]
Added to NRHP June 26, 1986

William Street School, also known as Horace Mann School, is a historic school building located at Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. The original section was built in 1895, and is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular plan brick building with Romanesque Revival and Queen Anne style design elements. It sits on a raised basement, has a rounded corner and projecting gable, bell tower, and has a multi-gabled slate roof. A two-story, Neoclassical style addition was built in 1926.[2]:2–3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It is located in the Drover Town Historic District.

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 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Phil Ross and Jean Gernand (January 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William Street School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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