Horace Mann Public School No. 13 is a historic

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building located at

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. It was designed by architect Edwin May (1823–1880) and built in 1873. It is a two-story, square plan,

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style red brick building. It has an ashlar

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foundation and a low hipped roof with a central gabled dormer. A boiler house was added to the property in 1918. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the

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in 1986. It is located in the Holy Rosary-Danish Church Historic District.

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Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Indiana School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Italianate architecture in Indiana School buildings completed in 1873 Schools in Indianapolis National Register of Historic Places in Indianapolis {{Indianapolis-stub