Morton School (West Lafayette, Indiana)
Morton School | |
 Morton School, November 2009 | |
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| Location | 222 N. Chauncey Ave., West Lafayette, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°25′31″N 86°54′23″W / 40.42528°N 86.90639°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1930 |
| Built by | Kemmer, A.E. Construction Co. |
| Architect | Scholer, Walter Sr. |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| MPS | Indiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001113[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 9, 1999 |
Morton School is a historic school building located at West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was built in 1930, and is a two-story, "E"-shaped, Tudor Revival style brick and limestone building. It has a flat roof and features a triple-arched main entrance and stepped parapet. It housed a school into the mid-1980s, after which it has been used as a community centre.[2]: 5, 7
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
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 2016-07-01. Note: This includes William Floyd and Paul Diebold (April 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Morton School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs
Categories:
- West Lafayette, Indiana
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Tudor Revival architecture in Indiana
- School buildings completed in 1930
- Schools in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
- 1930 establishments in Indiana
- Central Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs