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Old Southport High School

Coordinates: 39°40′17″N 86°8′9″W / 39.67139°N 86.13583°W / 39.67139; -86.13583
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Old Southport High School
Old Southport High School, May 2010
Old Southport High School is located in Indianapolis
Old Southport High School
Old Southport High School is located in Indiana
Old Southport High School
Old Southport High School is located in the United States
Old Southport High School
Location6548 Orinoco Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates39°40′17″N 86°8′9″W / 39.67139°N 86.13583°W / 39.67139; -86.13583
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1930 (1930)
Built byBryant, Roy C.
ArchitectMcGuire & Shook
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSIndiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS
NRHP reference No.03000982[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 2003

Old Southport High School, also known as the Old Southport Middle School, is a historic high school building located at Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. It was built in 1930, and is a two-story, U-shaped, Colonial Revival style steel frame and concrete building sheathed in red brick with limestone detailing. It has a side gabled roof topped by an octagonal cupola. The front facade features a grand portico supported by six Corinthian order columns.[2]: 5 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[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 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Preservation Interns (October 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Old Southport High School" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs