Calico Rock Home Economics Building

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Location2nd St., Calico Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°7′1″N92°8′2″W / 36.11694°N 92.13389°W / 36.11694; -92.13389 Coordinates: 36°7′1″N92°8′2″W / 36.11694°N 92.13389°W / 36.11694; -92.13389
Arealess than one acre
Built by National Youth Administration
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Plain Traditional
MPS Public Schools in the Ozarks MPS
NRHP reference No. 92001200 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1992

The Calico Rock Home Economics Building is a historic school building on 2nd Street in Calico Rock, Arkansas. It is a single-story stone structure with a gable roof and a concrete foundation. It was built in 1940 by crews funded by the National Youth Administration (NYA), who ranged in age from 15 to 18 and were paid 9 cents per hour. They hand-quarried stone at a site about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) away, and erected the building under the supervision of a local builder. The building includes four kitchen areas, a central work area, and restrooms. It is virtually unaltered from its original construction except for the replacement of windows. [2]

The 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. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Calico Rock Home Economics Building". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-01-04.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)