Damascus Gymnasium

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Damascus Gymnasium
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Location AR 285, Damascus, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°22′3″N92°24′36″W / 35.36750°N 92.41000°W / 35.36750; -92.41000 Coordinates: 35°22′3″N92°24′36″W / 35.36750°N 92.41000°W / 35.36750; -92.41000
Arealess than one acre
Built by Works Progress Administration
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS Public Schools in the Ozarks MPS
NRHP reference No. 92001122 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1992

The Damascus Gymnasium is a historic school building on Arkansas Highway 285 in Damascus, Arkansas. It is a rustic 1+12-story wood-frame structure, with a central clerestory section covered by a gable-on-hip roof, and side wings covered by a shed roof. The main entrance, on the east side, is sheltered by a gabled porch, with secondary entrances on the south side, each sheltered by a gable roof supported by large brackets. The gymnasium was built in 1933 with funding support from the Works Progress Administration. [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. November 2, 2013.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Damascus Gymnasium". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-04-04.