Old Southport High School, also known as the Old Southport Middle School, is a historic
high school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...
building located at
Indianapolis,
Marion County, Indiana. It was built in 1930, and is a two-story, U-shaped,
Colonial Revival
The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture.
The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the archit ...
style steel frame and
concrete
Concrete is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement (cement paste) that hardens (cures) over time. Concrete is the second-most-used substance in the world after water, and is the most wid ...
building sheathed in red brick with
limestone
Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...
detailing. It has a side gabled roof topped by an octagonal
cupola
In architecture, a cupola () is a relatively small, most often dome-like, tall structure on top of a building. Often used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air, it usually crowns a larger roof or dome.
The word derives, via Italian, fro ...
. The front facade features a grand
portico supported by six
Corinthian order columns.
[ ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs]
It was added to 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 ...
in 2003.
References
High schools in Indiana
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
Colonial Revival architecture in Indiana
School buildings completed in 1930
Schools in Indianapolis
National Register of Historic Places in Indianapolis
1930 establishments in Indiana
{{MarionCountyIN-NRHP-stub