Lynd School
Lynd School | |
Lynd School, November 2011 | |
| Location | 723 N. Lynd Rd., 0.6 miles north of its junction with State Road 56 and southeast of Orleans, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 38°34′2″N 86°19′22″W / 38.56722°N 86.32278°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1900, 1925 |
| Architectural style | One room schoolhouse |
| MPS | Indiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001169[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 16, 2002 |
Lynd School, also known as the Stamper's Creek Township School #2, is a historic one-room school located in Stampers Creek Township, Orange County, Indiana. It was built about 1900, and is a one-story, rectangular, frame building. It has a gable front facade topped by a small belfry and measures 24 feet wide and 36 feet long. It was renovated in 1925, and a kitchen / bathroom addition was built about 1970. The building remained in use as a school until 1964.[2]: 5, 8
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
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 June 1, 2016. Note: This includes Beth Cornwell and Amy Walker (May 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lynd School" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.