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North Manchester Post Office, 202 East Second Street The North Manchester Post Office was completed in 1935 in a style typical of many Works Progress Administration (WPA) post offices. There is a mural on the wall titled "Indiana Farm-Sunday Afternoon". It was completed by artist Alan Tompkins for $540.00 and finished in June 1938.
North Manchester was a local government sub-district used for the administration of Poor Law legislation; it was an inter-parish unit for social security. [1] Although abolished in 1916, the name North Manchester endured for the area, and is still applied to the northern parts of the city, for instance as a registration district up until 1974.
Thomas R. Marshall School, also known as the Town Life Center, is a historic school building located at North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana. It was built in 1929, and is a two-story, rectangular, Beaux-Arts style multicolored brick building. It has a projecting center entrance bay with a recessed entrance behind a shallow barrel vault.
Peter Ogan, acting as the town's founder filed for recording the 'Original Plat of Manchester' on February 13, 1846. [citation needed] The community was named after Manchester, in England. [4] The North Manchester post office has been in operation since 1838. [5] In the early 20th century, automobiles were made here by the DeWitt Motor Company.
Manchester Historic Association 1896 [23] Marlborough Historical Society, New Hampshire Marlow NH Historical Society Meredith Historical Society, New Hampshire Merrimack Historical Society, New Hampshire Merrimack Society of Genealogists, New Hampshire Milford Historical Society, New Hampshire 1895 [22] Monadnock Center for History and Culture
Old North Manchester Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana. It was built in 1912, and is a two-story, rectangular, American Craftsman style dark red brick building over a basement. It has a low-pitched side gable roof of red Spanish tile and wide overhanging eaves.
Manchester College Historic District was a national historic district located at North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana. It encompassed three contributing buildings and one contributing object on the campus of Manchester University. They are the Administration Building, Ikenberry Hall, and Oakwood Hall.
North Manchester Covered Bridge is a historic Smith Type 4 Truss covered bridge located at North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana. It was built in 1872 by the Smith Bridge Company of Toledo, Ohio and crosses the Eel River. It measures 150 feet long and is 18 feet wide. The bridge has painted board and batten siding. [2]: 2