Christian Park School No. 82 is a historic school building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1931, and is a two-story, rectangular, Colonial Revival style brick building with a two-story addition built in 1955. It has a gable roof with paired end chimneys, balustrade, and an octagonal cupola.[2]: 5–6
Christian Park School No. 82 | |
 Christian Park School No. 82, February 2011 | |
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| Location | 4700 English Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°45′38″N 86°5′20″W / 39.76056°N 86.08889°W |
| Area | 3.4 acres (1.4 ha) |
| Built | 1931 |
| Architect | McGuire, William; et al. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Public School Buildings in Indianapolis Built Before 1940 MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000421[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 28, 1995 |
The building was originally known as "New" School 82 because it replaced "Old" School 82, which was a temporary building nearby on the same street. The student bodies from both "Old" School 82 and School 77 were merged into the new building when it opened. E. F Echolds was the first principal of the new school.[3]
The school was named for Christian Park, which is directly west of the school. After the death of the well-known physician Wilmer Christian in 1923, his wife Edna had donated 75 acres (30 ha) to the city of Indianapolis for a public park.[3]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Glory-June Greiff and Suzanne Rollins (March 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Christian Park School No. 82" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ a b "The History of Christian Park School 82". Indianapolis Public Schools. Archived from the original on October 4, 2006.
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