Lora B. Pearson School
Lora B. Pearson School | |
 Lora B. Pearson School, August 2011 | |
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| Location | 115 W. Colescott St., Shelbyville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°31′3″N 85°46′43″W / 39.51750°N 85.77861°W |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | 1939 |
| Architect | Bohlen, D.A. & Son |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| MPS | Indiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 09001136[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 24, 2009 |
Lora B. Pearson School, also known as Colescott School and School No. 4, is a historic school building located at Shelbyville, Shelby County, Indiana. It was built in 1939, and is a three-story, rectangular, Art Deco style reinforced concrete building faced in brick and limestone. Funding for the school was provided in part by the Public Works Administration. The school closed in 2000 and was converted to senior apartments.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ 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 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Carol Ann Schweikert (December 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lora B. Pearson School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs
Categories:
- Public Works Administration in Indiana
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
- Art Deco architecture in Indiana
- School buildings completed in 1939
- Schools in Shelby County, Indiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Shelby County, Indiana
- Central Indiana Registered Historic Place stubs