S. Montezuma St., Mecca, Indiana. County/parish: Parke.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 22, 1987. NRIS 87000950.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
Wabash Township Graded School, also known as Mecca High School and Mecca Grade School, is a historic school building located at Mecca, Indiana. The main section was built in 1901 and expanded in 1910, and is a two-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style red brick building on a raise basement. It has a hipped roof and limestone trim. The main building features a bell tower over the main entrance. A gymnasium was added in 1923. The school closed in 1986.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
A fire on November 9, 2022, caused serious damage to the building.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132004440