Christian Park School No. 82 is a historic school building located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1931, and is a two-story, rectangular, Colonial Revival style brick building with a two-story addition built in 1955. It has a gable roof with paired end chimneys,

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, and an octagonal cupola. ''Note:'' This includes The building was originally known as "New" School 82 because it replaced "Old" School 82, which was a temporary building nearby on the same street. The student bodies from both "Old" School 82 and School 77 were merged into the new building when it opened. E. F Echolds was the first principal of the new school. The school was named for Christian Park, which is directly west of the school. After the death of the well-known physician Wilmer Christian in 1923, his wife Edna had donated to the city of Indianapolis for a public park. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Colonial Revival architecture in Indiana School buildings completed in 1931 Schools in Indianapolis National Register of Historic Places in Indianapolis {{Indianapolis-stub