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Booker T. Washington School (Rushville, Indiana)

Coordinates: 39°36′53″N 85°26′12″W / 39.61472°N 85.43667°W / 39.61472; -85.43667
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Booker T. Washington School
Booker T. Washington School, May 2011
Booker T. Washington School (Rushville, Indiana) is located in Indiana
Booker T. Washington School (Rushville, Indiana)
Booker T. Washington School (Rushville, Indiana) is located in the United States
Booker T. Washington School (Rushville, Indiana)
Location525 E. Seventh St., Rushville, Indiana
Coordinates39°36′53″N 85°26′12″W / 39.61472°N 85.43667°W / 39.61472; -85.43667
Arealess than one acre
Built1905 (1905)
ArchitectWinship, Morris
Architectural styleRomanesque, T-Plan
NRHP reference No.90000809[1]
Added to NRHPMay 24, 1990

Booker T. Washington School is a historic school building located at Rushville, Rush County, Indiana. It was built in 1905, and is a two-story, "T"-plan, vernacular brick building with Romanesque Revival style design elements. It has a low-pitched hipped roof and features round and segmental arched openings. The building served as the focal point for the African-American community of Rushville.[2]: 2–3 It is currently being used as a neighborhood community center and is home of the local Head Start program.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes William Gulde (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Booker T. Washington School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.