Wabash Township Graded School
Wabash Township Graded School | |
Wabash Township Graded School, August 2012 | |
| Location | S. Montezuma St., Mecca, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°43′30″N 87°19′55″W / 39.72500°N 87.33194°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1901, 1910, 1923 |
| Architect | Allen, Layton; Boswell, J.T. |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 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]
It tragically caught fire on November 9, 2022. Too soon to know what the cause or damage. Firefighters still on the scene as I add this.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved June 1, 2016. Note: This includes Mrs. Russell Sanders (March 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wabash Township Graded School" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.