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McCutchanville School

McCutchanville School
McCutchanville School

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a.k.a. Center Township School No. 3

9212 Old Petersburg Rd
Evansville, IN

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1914 School is built
c1950 Addition
1966 School is closed
Fire Dept

Location

Corner Whetstone Rd
District: Center Township
Latitude: 38.061612
Longitude: -87.526384
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mccutchanville first built 1833 closed 1834 2nd school built 1837 3rd school built 1852 1880 w s petersburg rd before whetstone approx 38.061246,-87.527869 old school built 1873 located in "the point" junction of petersburg and whetstone 1899 in point completed jan 1874 district school no 3 saved bell and cornerstone for new building 1913 construction of new (present) behind old school completed 1914 consolodated center township schools in 1918, absorbed kansas school (no 8) and hooker school (no 7) 1948 merged with lynch schools, school remodeled and enlarged lynch became 1st and 2nd and mcc was 3rd to 8th 1949-50 gym added no room to expand mccutchanville land bought for oak hill 1954 1957 6th-8th stayed, 1st-5th moved to oak hill, lynch handicapped 1958 evsc takes jurisdiction of townships remodels school and removes belfry 1965 addition at oak hill, by 1966 mccutchanville school was closed article about restoring 4/22/1988 ec + pic remodeled c1990 now fire station


See also

HistoricEvansville.com: Schools / Education
HistoricEvansville.com: Center Township district

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