Central Avenue School (Anderson, Indiana)
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The Central Avenue School is a historic
school A school is the educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the Educational architecture, building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually under the direction of teachers. Most co ...
building in Anderson,
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,
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. It was built in 1891, and is a two-story,
Romanesque Revival Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended t ...
style brick and stone building on a raised basement. The building features two three-story towers. Attached to the original building is a
Bungalow A bungalow is a small house or cottage that is typically single or one and a half storey, if a smaller upper storey exists it is frequently set in the roof and Roof window, windows that come out from the roof, and may be surrounded by wide ve ...
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American Craftsman American Craftsman is an American domestic architectural style, inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, which included interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts, beginning in the last years of the 19th century. ...
style addition constructed in 1921. The building housed a school until 1974. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed on the
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in 2007.


References


Further reading

* Anderson: A Pictorial History by Esther Dittlinger, copyright 1991, page 65,67


External links


Indiana Historic Landmark Article on Central Avenue School
School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Romanesque Revival architecture in Indiana School buildings completed in 1891 Buildings and structures in Anderson, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, Indiana 1891 establishments in Indiana {{MadisonCountyIN-NRHP-stub