Alco School

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Location3366 AR 66, Stone County, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°53′28″N92°22′23″W / 35.89114°N 92.37301°W / 35.89114; -92.37301
Built1938
Architectural styleAmerican Movement
NRHP reference No. 92001125 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1992
Alco School
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Alco School
AR 66


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Opened1938
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The Alco School is a former educational facility located just north of Arkansas Highway 66 in rural western Stone County, Arkansas, not far from the hamlet of Alco. It is a single-story stone structure, with a hip roof that has two eyebrow dormers. The main entry is on the western facade, sheltered by a parapeted porch. The interior originally had two classrooms, and has been converted to residential use. The school was built in 1938 as a National Youth Administration works project. [2]

The school building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Alco School". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-02.