Morton School (West Lafayette, Indiana)
United States historic place
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Morton School is a historic school building located at West Lafayette, Indiana. It was built in 1930, and is a two-story, E-shaped, Tudor Revival style brick and limestone building. It has a flat roof and features a triple-arched main entrance and stepped parapet. It housed a school into the mid-1980s, after which it has been used as a community centre.[2]: 5, 7
Location222 N. Chauncey Ave., West Lafayette, Indiana
Coordinates40°25′31″N 86°54′23″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1930
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| Location | 222 N. Chauncey Ave., West Lafayette, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°25′31″N 86°54′23″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1930 |
| Built by | Kemmer, A.E. Construction Co. |
| Architect | Scholer, Walter Sr. |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| MPS | Indiana's Public Common and High Schools MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001113[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 9, 1999 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
Since 2021, the Morton School building has served as West Lafayette's seat of government, as the Sonya L. Margerum City Hall, named after a former mayor of the city.[3]