Bunch-Walton Post No. 22 American Legion Hut

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Bunch-Walton Post #22 American Legion Hut
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Location201 Legion St., Clarksville, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°28′17″N93°27′29″W / 35.47139°N 93.45806°W / 35.47139; -93.45806
Arealess than one acre
Built1934 (1934)
ArchitectCivil Works Administration
Architectural styleNormanesque
MPS New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No. 06001269 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 24, 2007

The Bunch-Walton Post No. 22 American Legion Hut is a historic social club meeting hall at 201 Legion Street in Clarksville, Arkansas. It is architecturally unique in the community, built out of native stone in the manner of a Norman castle. It is two stories in height, with rounded projecting corners and a crenellated parapet. Its main entrance is set in a rounded-arch opening at the center of the front facade, and is elevated, with access via flight of stairs. It was built in 1934, and is believed to be the only American Legion hall of this style in the state. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [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 Bunch-Walton Post No. 22 American Legion Hut". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-07.