Greenwood Elementary School, also known as the City School No. 21, is a historic

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building located at

Terre Haute Terre Haute ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, about 5 miles east of the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a ...

Vigo County, Indiana Vigo County ( ) is a county on the western border of the U.S. state of Indiana. According to the 2020 United States Census, it had a population of 105,994 . Its county seat is Terre Haute. Vigo County is included in the Terre Haute metropolitan ...

. It was built in 1907–1908, and is a two-story,

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 ...

style brick building on a raised basement. It features two-story

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s, broken pediments, and round arches on the interior. The building measures approximately 23,800 square feet. The building ceased use as a school in May 1988. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs It was listed on the

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in 1997.

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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Neoclassical architecture in Indiana School buildings completed in 1908 Schools in Vigo County, Indiana Buildings and structures in Terre Haute, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Terre Haute, Indiana 1908 establishments in Indiana {{VigoCountyIN-NRHP-stub