Cedarville School Building

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Cedarville School Building
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Location639 Pirates Way,
Cedarville, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°34′20″N94°21′59″W / 35.57222°N 94.36639°W / 35.57222; -94.36639 Coordinates: 35°34′20″N94°21′59″W / 35.57222°N 94.36639°W / 35.57222; -94.36639
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Plain Traditional
MPS Public Schools in the Ozarks MPS
NRHP reference No. 92001217 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1992

The Cedarville School Building, also known as the Old Rock School, is a historic school building on Crawford County Road 523 in Cedarville, Arkansas. It is a single-story rectangular masonry stone structure, with a deck-on-hip roof and a stone foundation. Its main facade (facing west) has a recessed entry under a slightly-projecting shed roof, with three banks of sash windows to its left. The school was built in 1931, and initially served as the city's high school. [2] The building now serves as a community center.

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 Cedarville School Building". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-28.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)