Honey Creek School Explained

Honey Creek School
Location:Northeast of Bloomington on Low Gap Rd., Benton Township, Monroe County, Indiana
Coordinates:39.2853°N -86.4089°W
Architect:Lee, Otis; McClary, Joseph A.
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman, Influence
Added:September 20, 1978
Refnum:78000024

Honey Creek School is a historic one-room school building located in Benton Township, Monroe County, Indiana. It was built in 1921, and is a one-story, Bungalow / American Craftsman influenced balloon frame building on a fieldstone foundation. The main section has a hipped roof and a projecting gable roofed entry is topped by a belfry with a pyramidal roof. The school closed in 1945. The building was restored in 1975.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Notes and References

  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: Honey Creek School. 2016-05-01. David A. Staver. PDF. December 1975. and Accompanying photographs.