Benjamin Franklin Public School Number 36

Benjamin Franklin Public School Number 36

Benjamin Franklin Public School Number 36, November 2010
Location 2801 N. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates 39°48′32″N 86°9′38″W / 39.80889°N 86.16056°W / 39.80889; -86.16056Coordinates: 39°48′32″N 86°9′38″W / 39.80889°N 86.16056°W / 39.80889; -86.16056
Area less than one acre
Built 1896 (1896)
Architect Scherrer, Adolf
Architectural style Romanesque
MPS Public School Buildings in Indianapolis Built Before 1940 MPS
NRHP Reference # 03000143[1]
Added to NRHP March 26, 2003

Benjamin Franklin Public School Number 36 is a historic school building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1896, and is a two-story, cubical, Romanesque Revival style brick building with a two-story addition built in 1959. It sits on a raised basement and has a hipped roof with extended eaves. The front facade features a central tower and large, fully arched, triple window. The building has been converted to apartments.[2]:5-6

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Margaret Warminski (August 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Benjamin Franklin Public School Number 36" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs


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