Emerson High School (Indiana)

Emerson High School
Front and eastern side of the school
Address
Map
716 E. 7th Avenue

,
United States
Coordinates41°35′57″N 87°19′39″W / 41.59917°N 87.32750°W / 41.59917; -87.32750
Information
Other nameRalph Waldo Emerson School
TypePublic high school
Established1909 (1909)
School districtGary Community School Corporation
Grades9–12
Ralph Waldo Emerson School
Built1908
Built byE.C. Gerhard
ArchitectWilliam B. Ittner
Architectural styleTudor Revival, Jacobethian Revival
NRHP reference No.95000702[1]
Added to NRHPJune 9, 1995

Emerson High School was a public high school of the Gary Community School Corporation, located in a historic facility in Gary, Indiana, United States.

In 1981, Emerson closed as a high school. For approximately 17 years, the facility housed a performing arts magnet program, which has since relocated and is still in operation. The original Emerson High School facility closed in 2008 due to lack of funds and building dilapidation, including mold.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Sometimes Interesting (12 June 2013). "Emerson School of Visual & Performing Arts". Sometimes Interesting. Retrieved 29 July 2015.