Booker T. Washington School (Rushville, Indiana)

Booker T. Washington School is a historic school building located at Rushville, Rush County, Indiana. It was built in 1905, and is a two-story, "T"-plan, vernacular brick building with Romanesque Revival style design elements. It has a low-pitched hipped roof and features round and segmental arched openings. The building served as the focal point for the African-American community of Rushville.^[2]: 2–3It is currently being used as a neighborhood community center and is home of the local Head Start program.

Booker T. Washington School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Booker T. Washington School, May 2011
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Location	525 E. Seventh St., Rushville, Indiana
Coordinates	39°36′53″N 85°26′12″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1905 (1905)
Architect	Winship, Morris
Architectural style	Romanesque, T-Plan
NRHP reference No.	90000809[1]
Added to NRHP	May 24, 1990

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.^[1]

See also

• List of things named after Booker T. Washington

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes William Gulde (July 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Booker T. Washington School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01. and Accompanying photographs.