Jefferson Elementary School (Washington, Indiana) Explained

Jefferson Elementary School
Location:	381 W 150 S, Washington, Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana
Coordinates:	38.6342°N -87.1728°W
Architect:	Sutton & Routt; Baird, O.B.
Architecture:	Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
Added:	June 20, 1997
Refnum:	97000597

Jefferson Elementary School is a historic elementary school building located in South Washington, Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana. It was built in 1924, and is a one-story, I-shaped, red brick building on a high raised basement with Colonial Revival and Bungalow / American Craftsman style design elements. The building has limestone detailing and a hipped roof topped by a cupola. It has a two-story gymnasium wing. The school closed in 1976.^[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

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. 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jefferson Elementary School . 2015-09-01. David Litherland . PDF. August 1996. and Accompanying photographs.