Center School | |
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General information | |
Status | Field trip destination |
Type | one-room schoolhouse |
Address | 10537 Aboite Center Road Fort Wayne, IN 46804 |
Year(s) built | 1893 |
Relocated | June 1993 |
Renovated | summer 1995 |
Owner | SACS |
Technical details | |
Material | brick, slate, copper |
Center School, [1] sometimes called the Old Center School, [2] is a historic one-room schoolhouse in Allen County, Indiana. It was built in 1893 at the center of Aboite Township, and became the foundation of Southwest Allen County Schools. [2]
Center School was closed in 1946, as a part of Indiana's increased consolidation of small schools, but in 1969, a new teacher was instated with the official title of schoolmarm, and it was reopened as a site for history classes. [1]
Originally constructed at what is now the intersection between Homestead Road and Aboite Center Road, in June 1993 the building was physically relocated eastward along Aboite Center by three-tenths of a mile, and was restored in the summer of 1995. [1] The restoration won the 1995 Archie Award from the Arch Foundation. [1] [2]
Center School is built of local brick, and has a slate roof with copper ridge caps. The interior features arches and oak woodwork, which, along with the floor, have been restored. The structure is topped with a copper-capped belfry, the likeness of which is used as the logo of Southwest Allen County Schools. [1]