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McKinley School (Columbus, Indiana)

Coordinates: 39°12′57″N 85°54′44″W / 39.21583°N 85.91222°W / 39.21583; -85.91222
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McKinley School
Front of the school
McKinley School (Columbus, Indiana) is located in Bartholomew County, Indiana
McKinley School (Columbus, Indiana)
McKinley School (Columbus, Indiana) is located in Indiana
McKinley School (Columbus, Indiana)
McKinley School (Columbus, Indiana) is located in the United States
McKinley School (Columbus, Indiana)
LocationSeventeenth St. and Home Ave., Columbus, Indiana
Coordinates39°12′57″N 85°54′44″W / 39.21583°N 85.91222°W / 39.21583; -85.91222
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1892 (1892), 1942
Built byW.F. Coats
ArchitectCharles F. Sparell
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.88001221[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 1988

The McKinley School, also known as North Side School, is a historic school building located at Seventeenth St. and Home Ave., in Columbus, Indiana. It was designed by architect Charles Franklin Sparrell and built in 1892. It is a 2+12 - story, five-bay, Richardsonian Romanesque style red brick building with a limestone base and hipped roof. It measures 73 feet wide and 38 feet deep. An additional structure was erected in 1942, and measures approximately 127 feet wide and 38 feet deep.[2]: 2 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Laura Thayer (September 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: McKinley School" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.