Christian Park School No. 82

4700 English Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana. County/parish: Marion.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 28, 1995. NRIS 95000421.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • 097-295-2098

From Wikipedia:

Christian Park School No. 82

Christian Park School No. 82 is a historic school building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1931, and is a two-story, rectangular, Colonial Revival style brick building with a two-story addition built in 1955. It has a gable roof with paired end chimneys, balustrade, and an octagonal cupola.: 5–6 

The building was originally known as "New" School 82 because it replaced "Old" School 82, which was a temporary building nearby on the same street. The student bodies from both "Old" School 82 and School 77 were merged into the new building when it opened. E. F Echolds was the first principal of the new school.

The school was named for Christian Park, which is directly west of the school. After the death of the well-known physician Wilmer Christian in 1923, his wife Edna had donated 75 acres (30 ha) to the city of Indianapolis for a public park.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132001860

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