Liberty Township Schoolhouse No. 2

Liberty Township Schoolhouse No. 2

Liberty Township Schoolhouse No. 2, August 2011
Location Junction of State Road 244 and County Road 600E, north of Waldron, Liberty Township, Shelby County, Indiana
Coordinates 39°29′51″N 85°40′3″W / 39.49750°N 85.66750°W / 39.49750; -85.66750Coordinates: 39°29′51″N 85°40′3″W / 39.49750°N 85.66750°W / 39.49750; -85.66750
Area less than one acre
Built 1875 (1875)
Architect Meltzer Bros.
Architectural style Italianate, Gable-front
NRHP Reference # 92001170[1]
Added to NRHP September 4, 1992

Liberty Township Schoolhouse No. 2 is a historic one-room school building located in Liberty Township, Shelby County, Indiana. It was built in 1875, and is a one-story, rectangular, Italianate style brick building. It has a steep gable-front roof and features heavy scroll brackets, a scalloped frieze, and oculus vent. Also on the property is a contributing water pump. It remained in use as a school until about 1919.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

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 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Tony Armstrong (November 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Liberty Township Schoolhouse No. 2" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs


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