Center Cross School

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Center Cross School
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Location in United States
Nearest city Altus, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°26′14″N93°47′17″W / 35.43722°N 93.78806°W / 35.43722; -93.78806 Coordinates: 35°26′14″N93°47′17″W / 35.43722°N 93.78806°W / 35.43722; -93.78806
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. 92001351 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 8, 1992

The Center Cross School is a historic school building at the junction of West Creek Road and West College Road in rural Franklin County, Arkansas, west of Altus. It is an L-shaped single-story wood-frame building, with a hip roof and weatherboard siding. A porch extends across the long front, the main roof extending over it, with box columns for support. The school was built in 1930, during a period of prosperity. [2]

The school 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. Kenneth Story (July 16, 1992). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Center Cross School / FR0066. National Archives. Retrieved February 7, 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) Includes two photos from 1990. (Downloading may be slow. )