Peru High School Historic District

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]

Peru High School Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Old Peru High School, January 2013
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Location	80 W. 6th St., Peru, Indiana
Coordinates	40°45′16″N 86°4′24″W / 40.75444°N 86.07333°W / 40.75444; -86.07333
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	c. 1922 (1922), c. 1926, c. 1939
Architect	Wolf, Henry C.; Cook, Oscar F.
Architectural style	Art Deco, Collegiate Gothic, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	12001154^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 9, 2013

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

References

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. "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.