Central High School & Boys Vocational School

Central High School & Boys Vocational School

Central High School & Boys Vocational School, July 2012
Location 115 N. James Court, South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates 41°40′37″N 86°15′17″W / 41.67694°N 86.25472°W / 41.67694; -86.25472Coordinates: 41°40′37″N 86°15′17″W / 41.67694°N 86.25472°W / 41.67694; -86.25472
Area 4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built 1911 (1911)-1913, c. 1918, 1928
Architect Ittner, William B.
MPS Downtown South Bend Historic MRA
NRHP Reference # 85001206[1]
Added to NRHP June 5, 1985

Central High School & Boys Vocational School is a historic high school complex located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built between 1911 and 1913, and is a two- to three-story, eclectic red brick building with limestone trim. It sits on a raised foundation. Located behind the main building is the two-story Vocational Building, built about 1918, that was incorporated into the main building in 1928. The school closed as a high school in 1970.[2]:58–59

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[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 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Elizabeth A. Straw and Karen Kiemnec (January 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Downtown South Bend Historic MRA" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01.


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