Shelbyville in Shelby County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Historic Shelbyville High School

1896

Photographed by Lugnuts, November 19, 2018

1. Historic Shelbyville High School 1896 Marker

Inscription. This historic building was built in 1896 in the Victorian Eclectic style and served as Shelbyville High School through 1911. The building is a contributing historic structure in two historic districts: The Westside Historic District and the Shelbyville Commercial Historic District. From 1912-1929 it served as a middle school to seventh and eight graders and from 1930-1997, it served as the Shelbyville Central Schools administrative offices. In 1998, the schools donated the building to the Blue River Community Foundation, and it was restored with grants and local donations. Many of the interior features of the time the building spent as a school were restored or replicated, including the chalkboards, school-house lights, and drinking fountains. The building is now the home of the Blue River Community Foundation and a number of other small organizations and businesses.

Erected by Blue River Community Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.

Location. 39° 31.388′ N, 85° 46.743′ W. Marker is in Shelbyville, Indiana, in Shelby County. It can be reached from West Broadway Street near South Tompkins Street. Marker is located adjacent to front door of the building. It cannot

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be seen from the road, at least, it cannot be read without walking up to the door. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 54 West Broadway Street, Shelbyville IN 46176, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Bears of Blue River (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Julius Joseph Fountain (about 700 feet away); Civil War Memorial - Shelby County Indiana (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Home of Thomas Andrews Hendricks (approx. 0.2 miles away); Indiana's First Railroad (approx. 0.6 miles away); Thomas A. Hendricks 1819- 1885 (approx. one mile away); Wilbur Shaw (approx. 1.1 miles away); Second Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (approx. 9.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shelbyville.

Other markers no longer nearby. Whetzel Trace (was approx. 4.9 miles away but has been confirmed missing); De Witt Pioneer Home (was approx. 7.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Historic Shelbyville High School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Lugnuts, November 19, 2018

2. Historic Shelbyville High School

Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 7, 2018, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,354 times since then and 107 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 7, 2018, by Lugnuts of Germantown, Wisconsin. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.