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Central Avenue School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front and side of the school
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Location	2120 Central Ave., Anderson, Indiana
Coordinates	40°4′36″N 85°40′36″W / 40.07667°N 85.67667°W / 40.07667; -85.67667
Area	less than one acre
Architect	Charles F. Parker, Ernest R. Watkins
Architectural style	Romanesque, Bungalow/Craftsman
MPS	Indiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS
NRHP reference No.	07000562
Added to NRHP	June 21, 2007

The Central Avenue School is a historic school building in Anderson, Indiana, United States. It was built in 1891, and is a two-story, Romanesque Revival style brick and stone building on a raised basement. The building features two three-story towers. Attached to the original building is a Bungalow / American Craftsman style addition constructed in 1921. The building housed a school until 1974.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Carol Ann Schweikert (September 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Central Avenue School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.

Further reading

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

External links

• Indiana Historic Landmark Article on Central Avenue School

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