Peru_High_School_Historic_District

Peru High School Historic District

Peru High School Historic District

Historic district in Indiana, United States

Peru High School Historic District is a historic school complex and national historic district located at Peru, Miami County, Indiana. It encompasses the Classical Revival style Central Grade School (c. 1922), Collegiate Gothic style Industrial Arts Building (c. 1926), and Art Deco style former high school (c. 1939). The high school was built as a Works Progress Administration project along with the Tig-Arena and is a two-story masonry building. The school yard is considered a contributing site. The high school remained in use as a high school until the new Peru High School was built in 1969–1971. Since 1990, the buildings have served as headquarters for the Miami Nation of Indiana.[2]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/07/13 through 1/11/13. National Park Service. January 18, 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Note: This includes Michael Galbraith and Angie Quinn (April 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Peru High School Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.


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