Union High Academy Historic District

Union High Academy Historic District

Union High Academy, January 2012
Location 434 S. Union St., Westfield, Indiana
Coordinates 40°2′19″N 86°7′34″W / 40.03861°N 86.12611°W / 40.03861; -86.12611Coordinates: 40°2′19″N 86°7′34″W / 40.03861°N 86.12611°W / 40.03861; -86.12611
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1861 (1861)-1929
Architectural style Greek Revival, Tudor Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 95000209[1]
Added to NRHP March 3, 1995

Union High Academy Historic District, also known as Union Bible Seminary and Union Bible College, is a historic Quaker high school complex and national historic district located at Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana. It encompasses five contributing buildings built between 1861 and 1929. They are the Greek Revival / Italianate style main classroom building (1861, 1883, 1946, 1953); Greek Revival style President's House (Estes House, 1861), a frame dormitory (1929), and two brick dormitories (c. 1861) that are now private homes.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[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 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Robert D. Hartman and Suzanne Fischer (September 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Union High Academy Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01., accompanying map, and Accompanying photographs.


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