Wabash Township Graded School
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Wabash Township Graded School | |
 Wabash Township Graded School, August 2012 | |
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| Location | S. Montezuma St., Mecca, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°43′30″N 87°19′55″W / 39.72500°N 87.33194°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1901, 1910, 1923 |
| Architect | Allen, Layton; Boswell, J.T. |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000950[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 22, 1987 |
Wabash Township Graded School, also known as Mecca High School and Mecca Grade School, is a historic school building located at Mecca, Indiana. The main section was built in 1901 and expanded in 1910, and is a two-story, Richardsonian Romanesque style red brick building on a raise basement. It has a hipped roof and limestone trim. The main building features a bell tower over the main entrance. A gymnasium was added in 1923. The school closed in 1986.[2]: 2, 10
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
A fire on November 9, 2022, caused serious damage to the building.[3]
