Wabash Township Graded School Explained

Wabash Township Graded School
Location:S. Montezuma St., Mecca, Indiana
Coordinates:39.725°N -87.3319°W
Built:, 1910, 1923
Architect:Allen, Layton; Boswell, J.T.
Architecture:Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
Added:June 22, 1987
Refnum:87000950

Wabash Township Graded School, also known as Mecca High School and Mecca Grade School, is a historic school building located at Mecca, Parke County, Indiana. The main section was built in 1901 and expanded in 1910, and is a two-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style red brick building on a raise basement. It has a hipped roof and limestone trim. The main building features a bell tower over the main entrance. A gymnasium was added in 1923. The school closed in 1986.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

It tragically caught fire on November 9,2022. Too soon to know what the cause or damage. Firefighters still on the scene as I add this.

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: Wabash Township Graded School. 2016-06-01. Mrs. Russell Sanders. PDF. March 1986. and Accompanying photographs.