Shelbyville High School Explained

Shelbyville High School
Location:Jct. of Second and Tompkins Sts., Shelbyville, Indiana
Coordinates:39.515°N -85.7797°W
Built:1911, 1917, 1922, 1942, 1977
Architect:Ittner, William Butts; Dunlap, Elmer E.
Architecture:Classical Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
Added:January 11, 1996
Refnum:95001535

The Shelbyville High School is a historic school complex located at Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana. The high school was designed by architects William Butts Ittner and built in 1911. It is a two-story, Neoclassical style brick building on a raised basement. Attached to the high school is the similarly styled, -story junior high school designed by Elmer E. Dunlap and built in 1917. The Arts and Crafts inspired two-story, brick gymnasium was added in 1922. A shop addition was constructed in 1942, and was connected to the junior high school by a concrete block addition in 1977. The school buildings have been converted to apartments and the gymnasium is used for community recreational activities.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

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. 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shelbyville High School. 2016-07-01. Laura Thayer. PDF. May 1995. and Accompanying photographs