Historical Images of Porter County

Beverly Shores Public School
Beverly Shores, Indiana

Date: 1931
Source Type: Postcard
Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Charles F. Eppinghousen (#9142)
Postmark: None
Collection: Steven R. Shook
Remark: This school, located northwest of the present day intersection of Broadway and Marne Street in the community of Beverly Shores, was designed by South Bend, Indiana, architect Willard Elwood, and was built at a cost of $23,000 in 1931. The building consisted of two large 23-feet by 36-feet classrooms and an auditorium of 25-feet by 37-feet. The school was built to house grades five and higher. The building was "equipped with a steam heating plant, automatic temperature control, electric lights, and modern lavatory facilities." The foundations of the building were designed to permit the construction of an additional story and additions could be added to each side of the structure to enlarge it. The building's target date of completion was October 24, 1931. The school closed in 1980 due to low enrollment and was razed in 1986.