Jefferson Elementary School (Washington, Indiana)

Jefferson Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School, December 2011
Location Donaldson Rd., 0.25 miles east of State Road 57 and south of Washington, Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana
Coordinates 38°38′3″N 87°10′22″W / 38.63417°N 87.17278°W / 38.63417; -87.17278Coordinates: 38°38′3″N 87°10′22″W / 38.63417°N 87.17278°W / 38.63417; -87.17278
Area 2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built 1924 (1924)
Architect Sutton & Routt; Baird, O.B.
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 97000597[1]
Added to NRHP June 20, 1997

Jefferson Elementary School is a historic elementary school building located in 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. 1 2 Staff (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 2015-08-01. Note: This includes David Litherland (August 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jefferson Elementary School" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-09-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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