Christian Park School No. 82

Christian Park School No. 82
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Christian Park School No. 82, February 2011
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Location	4700 English Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates	39°45′38″N 86°5′20″W
Area	3.4 acres (1.4 ha)
Built	1931 (1931)
Architect	McGuire, William; et al.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Public School Buildings in Indianapolis Built Before 1940 MPS
NRHP reference No.	95000421[1]
Added to NRHP	April 28, 1995

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.^[2]: 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.^[3]

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.^[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.^[1]

References

1. "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 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Glory-June Greiff and Suzanne Rollins (March 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Christian Park School No. 82" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01.
3. "The History of Christian Park School 82". Indianapolis Public Schools. Archived from the original on October 4, 2006.