Central Avenue School (Anderson, Indiana) Explained

Central Avenue School
Location:2120 Central Ave., Anderson, Indiana
Coordinates:40.0767°N -85.6767°W
Architect:Charles F. Parker, Ernest R. Watkins
Architecture:Romanesque, Bungalow/Craftsman
Added:June 21, 2007
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Indiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS
Refnum:07000562

The Central Avenue School is a historic school building in Anderson, Indiana, United States. It was built in 1891, and is a two-story, Romanesque Revival style brick and stone building on a raised basement. The building features two three-story towers. Attached to the original building is a Bungalow / American Craftsman style addition constructed in 1921. The building housed a school until 1974.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

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  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Central Avenue School. 2016-05-01. Carol Ann Schweikert. September 2006. and Accompanying photographs.