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Collins School

Coordinates: 41°44′45″N 85°3′47″W / 41.74583°N 85.06306°W / 41.74583; -85.06306
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Collins School
Collins School, July 2009
Collins School is located in Indiana
Collins School
LocationState Road 120, 0.7 miles east of County Road 450W, and west of Fremont, Jamestown Township, Steuben County, Indiana
Coordinates41°44′45″N 85°3′47″W / 41.74583°N 85.06306°W / 41.74583; -85.06306
Arealess than one acre
Built1877 (1877)
Architectural styleItalianate
MPSIndiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS
NRHP reference No.02001173[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 16, 2002

Collins School, also known as Jamestown Township District #3 School, is a historic one-room school building located in Jamestown Township, Steuben County, Indiana. It was built in 1877, and is a one-story, rectangular, Italianate style brick building. It has a steep gable roof topped by a square-plan belfry containing the original bell. It remained in use as a school until in 1943. It was restored in 1966–1967.[2]: 5, 8 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Louise A. Miller (May 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Collins School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs