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'''Center School''',<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=March 19, 1998 |title=CENTER SCHOOL |url=http://www.ipfw.edu/ipfwhist/historgs/center.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050312144114/http://www.ipfw.edu/ipfwhist/historgs/center.htm |archive-date=March 12, 2005 |publisher=[[Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne]]}}</ref> sometimes called the '''Old Center School''',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Southwest Allen County Schools |url=http://www.sacs.k12.in.us/domain/38 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109025124mp_/http://www.sacs.k12.in.us/domain/38 |archive-date=January 9, 2015 |publisher=[[Southwest Allen County Schools]]}}</ref> is a historic [[one-room school]]house in [[Allen County, Indiana]]. It was built in 1893 at the center of [[Aboite Township, Allen County, Indiana|Aboite Township]], and became the foundation of [[Southwest Allen County Schools]].<ref name=":0" /> |
'''Center School''',<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=March 19, 1998 |title=CENTER SCHOOL |url=http://www.ipfw.edu/ipfwhist/historgs/center.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050312144114/http://www.ipfw.edu/ipfwhist/historgs/center.htm |archive-date=March 12, 2005 |publisher=[[Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne]]}}</ref> sometimes called the '''Old Center School''',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Welcome to Southwest Allen County Schools |url=http://www.sacs.k12.in.us/domain/38 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150109025124mp_/http://www.sacs.k12.in.us/domain/38 |archive-date=January 9, 2015 |publisher=[[Southwest Allen County Schools]]}}</ref> is a historic [[one-room school]]house in [[Allen County, Indiana]]. It was built in 1893 at the center of [[Aboite Township, Allen County, Indiana|Aboite Township]], and became the foundation of [[Southwest Allen County Schools]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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Center School was closed in 1946, as a part of Indiana's increased consolidation of small schools, but in 1969, a new [[wikt:schoolmarm|schoolmarm]] |
Center School was closed in 1946, as a part of Indiana's increased consolidation of small schools, but in 1969, a new teacher was instated with the official title of ''[[wikt:schoolmarm|schoolmarm]]'', and it was reopened as a site for history classes.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Originally constructed at what is now the intersection between Homestead Road and Aboite Center Road, in June 1993 the building was [[Structure relocation|physically relocated]] eastward along Aboite Center by three-tenths of a mile, and was restored in the summer of 1995.<ref name=":1" /> The restoration won the 1995 Archie Award from the Arch Foundation.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> |
Originally constructed at what is now the intersection between Homestead Road and Aboite Center Road, in June 1993 the building was [[Structure relocation|physically relocated]] eastward along Aboite Center by three-tenths of a mile, and was restored in the summer of 1995.<ref name=":1" /> The restoration won the 1995 Archie Award from the Arch Foundation.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> |
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Revision as of 06:15, 20 January 2024
Center School,[1] sometimes called the Old Center School,[2] is a historic one-room schoolhouse in Allen County, Indiana. It was built in 1893 at the center of Aboite Township, and became the foundation of Southwest Allen County Schools.[2]
Center School was closed in 1946, as a part of Indiana's increased consolidation of small schools, but in 1969, a new teacher was instated with the official title of schoolmarm, and it was reopened as a site for history classes.[1]
Originally constructed at what is now the intersection between Homestead Road and Aboite Center Road, in June 1993 the building was physically relocated eastward along Aboite Center by three-tenths of a mile, and was restored in the summer of 1995.[1] The restoration won the 1995 Archie Award from the Arch Foundation.[1][2]
Center School is built of local brick, and has a slate roof with copper ridge caps. The interior features arches and oak woodwork, which, along with the floor, have been restored. The structure is topped with a copper-capped belfry, the likeness of which is used as the logo of Southwest Allen County Schools.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "CENTER SCHOOL". Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne. March 19, 1998. Archived from the original on March 12, 2005.
- ^ a b c "Welcome to Southwest Allen County Schools". Southwest Allen County Schools. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015.