Hall School (Morgan County, Indiana)
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Hall, Indiana Hall is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Gregg Township, Morgan County, Indiana, Gregg Township, Morgan County, Indiana, Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History Hall was laid out in 1861. A post office was establish ...
, was designed by
Henry H. Dupont Henry H. Dupont was an American architect. He practiced from Indianapolis, Indiana, and then Pinellas County, Florida. Career DuPont designed Bona Thompson Memorial Library in Irvington, Indiana, the eclectic Masonic Temple and Hall School. I ...
and built in 1911.Restoring Morgan County's Hall School
12/14/2011 Indiana Landmarks]
It is located at 5955 West Hurt Road at Hall in Gregg Township, Morgan County, Indiana, Gregg Township. It is an example of the
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in the
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. The building has 2-floors with six classrooms and additions built in 1957 and 1971. The Morgan County Historic Preservation Society, an affiliate of Indiana Landmarks, nominated the school to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004, a year before the building went vacant due to school consolidation. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed on the
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in 2004.


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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Bungalow architecture in Indiana School buildings completed in 1911 Buildings and structures in Morgan County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Morgan County, Indiana 1911 establishments in Indiana {{MorganCountyIN-NRHP-stub