Jefferson Elementary School (Washington, Indiana)

Jefferson Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School, December 2011
Location381 W 150 S,
Washington, Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana
Coordinates38°38′3″N 87°10′22″W / 38.63417°N 87.17278°W / 38.63417; -87.17278
Area2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1924 (1924)
ArchitectSutton & Routt; Baird, O.B.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.97000597[1]
Added to NRHPJune 20, 1997

Jefferson Elementary School is a historic elementary school building located in South Washington, 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. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved August 1, 2015. Note: This includes David Litherland (August 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jefferson Elementary School" (PDF). Retrieved September 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.