Lynd School Explained

Lynd School
Location:723 N. Lynd Rd., 0.6 miles north of its junction with State Road 56 and southeast of Orleans, Stampers Creek Township, Orange County, Indiana
Coordinates:38.5672°N -86.3228°W
Built:, 1925
Architecture:One room schoolhouse
Added:October 16, 2002
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Indiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS
Refnum:02001169

Lynd School, also known as the Stamper's Creek Township School #2, is a historic one-room school located in Stampers Creek Township, Orange County, Indiana. It was built about 1900, and is a one-story, rectangular, frame building. It has a gable front facade topped by a small belfry and measures 24 feet wide and 36 feet long. It was renovated in 1925, and a kitchen / bathroom addition was built about 1970. The building remained in use as a school until 1964.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

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. 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lynd School . 2016-06-01. Beth Cornwell and Amy Walker. PDF. May 2002. and Accompanying photographs.