West Ward School (Gas City, Indiana) Explained

West Ward School
Location:210 W. North A St., Gas City, Indiana
Coordinates:40.4892°N -85.6172°W
Built:-1902
Builder:Waldron, John H.
Architecture:Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
Added:December 19, 1985
Refnum:85003226

West Ward School, also known as the West Building Mississinewa Community Schools, is a historic school building located at Gas City, Grant County, Indiana. It was built between 1900 and 1902, and is a -story, rectangular, Richardsonian Romanesque style brick and stone building. It features a symmetrical main facade with round towers at each corner topped by conical roofs.[1] The building houses a museum and community center.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

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. 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: West Ward School. 2016-04-01. Roy Bigger. PDF. July 1984. and Accompanying photographs.