City Hall (Osceola, Arkansas)

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City Hall
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Location316 W. Hale St., Osceola, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°42′10″N89°58′15″W / 35.70278°N 89.97083°W / 35.70278; -89.97083 Coordinates: 35°42′10″N89°58′15″W / 35.70278°N 89.97083°W / 35.70278; -89.97083
Arealess than one acre
Built1936 (1936)
Built by Works Progress Administration
Part of Hale Avenue Historic District (ID08000722)
MPS Osceola MRA
NRHP reference No. 87001350 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 6, 1987
Designated CPAugust 1, 2008

The City Hall of Osceola, Arkansas, is located at 316 West Hale Street, in the city's central business district. It is a single-story red brick building with flat roof, built in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration to house the local post office. The interior lobby space is decorated by a mural entitled "Early Settlers of Osceola", painted in 1939 by Orville Carroll with funding from the Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [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 City Hall". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-28.