Center Township Grade and High School, also known as Mays Elementary School, is a historic

school A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compuls ...

building located at Rushville,

Rush County, Indiana Rush County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. In the 2010 United States Census, the population was 17,392. The county seat (and only city) is Rushville. History When the Indiana Territory was granted statehood (20 December 1816), there ...

. It was built in 1929, and is a -story, brick building with

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

and

Prairie School Prairie School is a late 19th- and early 20th-century architectural style, most common in the Midwestern United States. The style is usually marked by horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad overhanging eaves, windows grouped in ...

style design elements. It has a flat topped hipped roof, overhanging eaves, and sparse stone and brick detailing. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 2004.

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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Neoclassical architecture in Indiana Prairie School architecture in Indiana School buildings completed in 1929 Buildings and structures in Rush County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Rush County, Indiana 1929 establishments in Indiana {{RushCountyIN-NRHP-stub