McKinley School (Columbus, Indiana)

The McKinley School, also known as North Side School, is a historic school building located at Seventeenth St. and Home Ave., in Columbus, Indiana. It was designed by architect Charles Franklin Sparrell and built in 1892. It is a 2 1/2-story, five bay, Richardsonian Romanesque style red brick building with a limestone base and hipped roof. It measures 73 feet wide and 38 feet deep. An addition was erected in 1942, and measures approximately 127 feet wide and 38 feet deep.[2]:2

McKinley School
Front of the school
LocationSeventeenth St. and Home Ave., Columbus, Indiana
Coordinates39°12′57″N 85°54′44″W
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1892 (1892), 1942
Built byW.F. Coats
ArchitectCharles F. Sparell
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.88001221[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 1988

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Laura Thayer (September 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: McKinley School" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-07-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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