Old Frankfort Stone High School, also known as Old Stoney, is a historic high school building in Frankfort, Clinton County, Indiana. It was built in 1892, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style sandstone building on a raised basement. It has Indiana limestone trim, a large round arched entrance, four large stone chimneys, and four-story corner tower with a tall conical roof. The building was damaged by fire in 1922, and rebuilt with the work completed in 1926. The building housed a junior high school from 1962 to 1974, after which it ceased use as a public school.[2]: 2–3
Old Frankfort Stone High School | |
 Old Frankfort Stone High School, June 2011 | |
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| Location | 301 E. Clinton, Frankfort, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°16′48″N 86°30′32″W / 40.28000°N 86.50889°W |
| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1892, 1926 |
| Architect | Pierce and Morgan; Paden, J. |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000012[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 4, 1979 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is located in the Christian Ridge Historic District.
Since 1980, the Clinton County Historical Society and Museum has been located in on the second floor of Old Stoney.
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 August 1, 2015. Note: This includes Frederick Dale Brown (January 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Frankfort Stone High School" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs.
External links
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Media related to Old Frankfort Stone High School at Wikimedia Commons- Clinton County Historical Society and Museum
