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Cross School

Coordinates: 39°23′27″N 86°22′53″W / 39.39083°N 86.38139°W / 39.39083; -86.38139
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Cross School
Cross School, February 2011
Cross School is located in Indiana
Cross School
Cross School is located in the United States
Cross School
LocationVoiles and Townsend Rds., southeast of Martinsville, Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana
Coordinates39°23′27″N 86°22′53″W / 39.39083°N 86.38139°W / 39.39083; -86.38139
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1856 (1856)
NRHP reference No.83000142[1]
Added to NRHPJune 16, 1983

Cross School is a historic one-room school building located in Washington Township, Morgan County, Indiana. It was built in 1856, and is a simple one-story, rectangular, brick building with a gable roof. It features segmental arched openings. It operated as a rural school until 1941, then housed a Sunday school for 25 years. It was restored in 1976[2]: 2–3 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Cyrus L. Gunn (January 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cross School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.