The Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home (ISSCH) was a residential and educational facility near Knightstown, Indiana, in northwestern Rush County, Indiana.
The home was founded in 1865 by Governor of IndianaOliver Morton and others and was for veterans of the American Civil War. Two years later, it came under the control of the State of Indiana and was known under a variety of names, including "Soldiers's Orphan's Home", "Indiana Soldier's and Seamen's Home", "Indiana Soldiers' Orphans' Home", and Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home". The name was then changed in the 1929 to "Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home", which is retained until its closing in 2009. During the 1890s, due to dwindling number of Civil War orphans, the Indiana law establishing the Home was amended to admit any student who had a close relative such as a parent, aunt, uncle, or grandparent who served in the military services of the United States.[2]
The "Home", as it was called by students who attended there, was sometimes a place for "at-risk" children. It was not only for "at-risk" children; it was also a tool for young people to have freedom from independent living in a boarding school environment. There were 13 living facilities available. Students lived in divisions that had different amounts of kids. The girls stayed on one side of the lake, and the boys on the other side. Students could earn money starting at the age of 14 by working in the Barn, Cafeteria, the radio station, and barber shop, among other things.
The Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home was home to Morton Memorial Schools (the school was K–12 grade). Each classroom size was between 20 and 30 students, so the students received the individual attention needed for them to succeed. The school was on a core 40 system. The school offered vocational programs which let students study trades such as building trades, culinary art, broadcast, business and veterinarian science. Students were able to partake in JROTC. While in JROTC, students could do Raiders, Rifle team, MP Usher, and Color Guard. The graduating Class of 2007 had 25 graduating seniors, while the graduating Class of 2008 had 11 graduating seniors. Once a student graduated he or she had the option to go to any public college in Indiana, tuition free.
Morton School (1928, addition 1936), McGuire and Shook architects
The stated mission of ISSCH was "to be a safe mentoring community where Indiana's at-risk youth are given opportunities to excel".[3]
Endangered statusEdit
In 2009, the Home's complex of buildings was listed on the Indiana Landmarks "10 Most Endangered" list due to the Home's architectural significance and the uncertainty of its future viability. The state announced that following the 2009 graduation on 23 May 2009, the Home would be closed and the remaining students dispersed to public schools.[4]
At the end of 2011, the entire Home complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] Thirty-one of the fifty-one buildings in the complex qualified as contributing properties,[2]: 2 as did the cemetery and the entire grounds.[2]: 15 The majority of the non-contributing buildings are small semi-permanent structures; enough large historic buildings remain that the property's sense of space and place is not diminished.[2]: 3
ClosureEdit
Following a bipartisan effort to keep the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home open, Governor Mitch Daniels closed the Home and removed it from the budget, effectively removing funding from the Home. The land was turned over to the Indiana National Guard for use as the Hoosier Youth ChalleNGe Academy (HYCA) in 2009.[2] HYCA is a quasi-residential program designed to provide structure and life skills to students aged 16 to 18 who have dropped out of high school.[5]
^ ab"Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 12/27/11 through 12/30/11". National Park Service. January 6, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
^ abcdeDiebold, Paul, et al. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home. National Park Service, n.d.
^. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
^Indiana State Department of Health: Special Institutions: Indiana Soldiers' & Sailors' Children's Home "State To Transition Students At Indiana Soldiers’ And Sailors’ Children’s Home To Public Schools"; n.d.
^"About Us". The Hoosier Youth ChalleNGe Academy. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^Berumen, Frank Javier Garcia (2019-10-30). American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood. McFarland. ISBN978-1-4766-7813-9.
External linksEdit
Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana 10 Most Endangered Listing
October 18, 2023
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The Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Children s Home ISSCH was a residential and educational facility near Knightstown Indiana in northwestern Rush County Indiana Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Children s HomeLocation10892 N SR 140 Knightstown IN 46148InformationTypeNon Public high schoolEstablished1865Closed2009School districtRush County SchoolsSuperintendentPaul WilkinsonPrincipalKevin PorterGradesK 12Color s Royal Blue and WhiteNicknameTigersPublicationThe Home JournalIndiana Soldiers and Sailors Children s HomeU S National Register of Historic PlacesFront of the administration buildingShow map of IndianaShow map of the United StatesLocation10892 N State Road 140Nearest cityKnightstownCoordinates39 46 0 N 85 31 0 W 39 76667 N 85 51667 W 39 76667 85 51667Built1878ArchitectJohn A Hasecoster Joe Wildermuth McGuire amp ShookNRHP reference No 11000916 1 Added to NRHPDecember 20 2011 Contents 1 History 2 Endangered status 3 Closure 4 Residents 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe home was founded in 1865 by Governor of Indiana Oliver Morton and others and was for veterans of the American Civil War Two years later it came under the control of the State of Indiana and was known under a variety of names including Soldiers s Orphan s Home Indiana Soldier s and Seamen s Home Indiana Soldiers Orphans Home and Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home The name was then changed in the 1929 to Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Children s Home which is retained until its closing in 2009 During the 1890s due to dwindling number of Civil War orphans the Indiana law establishing the Home was amended to admit any student who had a close relative such as a parent aunt uncle or grandparent who served in the military services of the United States 2 The Home as it was called by students who attended there was sometimes a place for at risk children It was not only for at risk children it was also a tool for young people to have freedom from independent living in a boarding school environment There were 13 living facilities available Students lived in divisions that had different amounts of kids The girls stayed on one side of the lake and the boys on the other side Students could earn money starting at the age of 14 by working in the Barn Cafeteria the radio station and barber shop among other things The Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Children s Home was home to Morton Memorial Schools the school was K 12 grade Each classroom size was between 20 and 30 students so the students received the individual attention needed for them to succeed The school was on a core 40 system The school offered vocational programs which let students study trades such as building trades culinary art broadcast business and veterinarian science Students were able to partake in JROTC While in JROTC students could do Raiders Rifle team MP Usher and Color Guard The graduating Class of 2007 had 25 graduating seniors while the graduating Class of 2008 had 11 graduating seniors Once a student graduated he or she had the option to go to any public college in Indiana tuition free nbsp Morton School 1928 addition 1936 McGuire and Shook architectsThe stated mission of ISSCH was to be a safe mentoring community where Indiana s at risk youth are given opportunities to excel 3 Endangered status EditIn 2009 the Home s complex of buildings was listed on the Indiana Landmarks 10 Most Endangered list due to the Home s architectural significance and the uncertainty of its future viability The state announced that following the 2009 graduation on 23 May 2009 the Home would be closed and the remaining students dispersed to public schools 4 At the end of 2011 the entire Home complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places 1 Thirty one of the fifty one buildings in the complex qualified as contributing properties 2 2 as did the cemetery and the entire grounds 2 15 The majority of the non contributing buildings are small semi permanent structures enough large historic buildings remain that the property s sense of space and place is not diminished 2 3 Closure EditFollowing a bipartisan effort to keep the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Children s Home open Governor Mitch Daniels closed the Home and removed it from the budget effectively removing funding from the Home The land was turned over to the Indiana National Guard for use as the Hoosier Youth ChalleNGe Academy HYCA in 2009 2 HYCA is a quasi residential program designed to provide structure and life skills to students aged 16 to 18 who have dropped out of high school 5 Residents EditMonte Blue 6 References Edit nbsp Indiana portal a b Weekly list of actions taken on properties 12 27 11 through 12 30 11 National Park Service January 6 2012 Retrieved February 24 2015 a b c d e Diebold Paul et al National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Children s Home National Park Service n d Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Children s Home Mission 2008 Archived from the original on 2008 09 22 Retrieved 2015 02 24 Indiana State Department of Health Special Institutions Indiana Soldiers amp Sailors Children s Home State To Transition Students At Indiana Soldiers And Sailors Children s Home To Public Schools n d About Us The Hoosier Youth ChalleNGe Academy Retrieved 24 February 2015 Berumen Frank Javier Garcia 2019 10 30 American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood McFarland ISBN 978 1 4766 7813 9 External links EditHistoric Landmarks Foundation of Indiana 10 Most Endangered Listing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Indiana Soldiers 27 and Sailors 27 Children 27s Home amp oldid 1174418372, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
