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Manchester College Historic District

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NRHP Reference #
  
90001929

Year built
  
1889

Area
  
8,000 m²

Added to NRHP
  
27 December 1990

Manchester College Historic District

Location
  
604 College Ave., North Manchester, Indiana

Architectural style
  
Classical Revival, Second Empire, Tudor Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Manchester College Historic District is a national historic district located at North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana. It encompasses three contributing buildings and one contributing object on the campus of Manchester University. They are the Administration Building, Ikenberry Hall, and Oakwood Hall. The Administration Building consists of the 2 1/2-story, Second Empire style Baumgerdner Hall (1889); 2 1/2-story, Second Empire style, Bible School (1895); with the Tudor Revival style connecting the two older buildings (1920-1921). The Administration Building consists of a four-story central tower with three-story flanking wings. Oakwood Hall, originally the Women's Dormitory, was built in 1898 with an addition built in 1916 and a Bungalow / American Craftsman style addition in 1926. Ikenberry Hall, originally the Men's Dormitory, was built in 1906, and is a 3 1/2-story, Classical Revival style orange brick building. The district also includes the two-tier, cast iron college fountain (1924).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

References

Manchester College Historic District Wikipedia