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William Street School

Coordinates: 40°52′27″N 85°29′36″W / 40.87417°N 85.49333°W / 40.87417; -85.49333
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William Street School
William Street School, May 2012
William Street School is located in Indiana
William Street School
William Street School is located in the United States
William Street School
Location521 William St., Huntington, Indiana
Coordinates40°52′27″N 85°29′36″W / 40.87417°N 85.49333°W / 40.87417; -85.49333
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built1895 (1895), 1926
ArchitectHoover & Brumbaugh; Mohler, A.D., et al.
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Queen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.86001390[1]
Added to NRHPJune 26, 1986

William Street School, also known as Horace Mann School, is a historic school building located at Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. The original section was built in 1895, and is a 2+12-story, rectangular plan brick building with Romanesque Revival and Queen Anne style design elements. It sits on a raised basement, has a rounded corner and projecting gable, bell tower, and has a multi-gabled slate roof. A two-story, Neoclassical style addition was built in 1926.[2]: 2–3 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It is located in the Drover Town Historic District.

References

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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 April 1, 2016. Note: This includes Phil Ross and Jean Gernand (January 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William Street School" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.