Bristol-Washington Township School

	Bristol-Washington Township School
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Bristol-Washington Township School, July 2013
Location	304 W. Vistula St., Bristol, Indiana
Coordinates	41°43′18″N 85°49′57″W / 41.72167°N 85.83250°W
Area	1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built	1903-1904, 1923, 1925, 1949
Architect	Selby, George; Ellwood, A.H.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	91001164
Added to NRHP	August 29, 1991

Bristol-Washington Township School, also known as Bristol High School, is a historic school building located at Bristol, Elkhart County, Indiana. The original section was built in 1903–1904, with additions made in 1923, 1925, and 1949. The original building is a two-story, Colonial Revival style brick and limestone building on a raised basement. The original building measures 61 feet by 61 feet. The building houses the Elkhart County Historical Museum.^[2]^: 2

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.^[1]

The building now serves as the Elkhart Historical Museum, which was founded in 1968 as a partnership between the Elkhart Historical Society and the Elkhart County Parks Department. The museum is home to 30,000 artifacts and serves approximately 10,000 patrons a year.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-10-01. Note: This includes James V. Cruse (January 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bristol-Washington Township School" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs.
^ "Elkhart County Museum About". Elkhart County Historical Museum.

External links

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Elkhart County Historical Museum

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[SHAARD-2] "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-10-01. Note: This includes James V. Cruse (January 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bristol-Washington Township School" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs.

[3] "Elkhart County Museum About". Elkhart County Historical Museum.

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