Arsenal Technical High School - Arsenal Cannon Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Y ' is Q22 ap. ii. Q S., M Soldiers once lived in dread fear of the Guard House. Today the inno- cent structure is fated to a harmless life basking in the sun's warmth. 2 The excellence of the materials and the superior workmanship of the builders are the key factors in the beauty evident in the seven remaining buildings of the old Arsenal. Though many have been modified for classroom purposes, they still possess the intangible presence of something old, something historical. The Arsenal met the demands for arms and muni' tions from the various camps and forts throughout the Civil and Spanish-American Wars, and by 1903, a tired and weary fortress had served its purpose and was sold. The significance of the sale was that the deed specified that the grounds must be forever held as a site for maintaining a school for the education of both males and females in manual and mechanical arts and sciences. The first educational institution to see the opportunities offered by the sale of the property was Winona Technical Institute, which established there a unique trade school. The old Arsenal, once dedicated to the instruments that symbolize destruction, rededi- cated itself to the arts of peace found in a new service, the education of youth. ROTC Cadets drill in front of the aging Barracks much the same as the original soldiers did years ago. The Barracks was quarters for the men stationed at the Arsenal and also served as the Post Library and Hospital.

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ZZ The picturesque West Residence housed officers commissioned to the Arsenal. Down its im- pressive iront stairway once swept officers' ladies to join other quests in spacious parlors. Through Tech History The site of the Arsenal grounds has held an important role in Indiana history. As a United States Arsenal from N352 to l903, it was a factor in national military powerg as the Winona Technical institute from 1904 to 1909, it was a center for an early development in industrial education: as the Arsenal Technical Schools from 1912 to the present, it has evolved into a comprehinsive schccl. 'lt-f +

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ngs Recall Our lllustrious Heritage agp-vw W 'Fm QM is gil- .--M-,mi The Barn, a massive brick structure, is Well over 93 years old. Once used as a stable for horses and a storage place lor car- riages, its interior has since been renovated tor classroom facilities though its name remains suggestive of a historic past. V :.3E'f c , fe' .37 K yr h l ' X :Q f ,- L l 4, ff, l' n , v ' ' I A- Y ,xl , . rf tt.: up I j l R f, 1 'jp .1 F ll X K ,n 'Nl t y d ,l.,, ,.,,'Y,,N. ff , ,, I will . t. .1513 -f in gg-1 lfsl-' lil 2 'l 1 2- A . - A ., f . - -f ' g 1 qv M ' ' Elected at an inconspicuous place on the north side ct the lc .3-ti. campus and embedded in a huge earthen mound, the old 'Q' W ss ,MS W K1 .news . 'S sf ' , . . . , ey XT? -A-is r , As . Powder Magazine takes its place on the list of relic buildings. 7