Highfill School (No. 71)

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Highfill School (No. 71)
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Location11978 Highfill Ave., Highfill, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°15′30″N94°21′02″W / 36.25833°N 94.35056°W / 36.25833; -94.35056 Coordinates: 36°15′30″N94°21′02″W / 36.25833°N 94.35056°W / 36.25833; -94.35056
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1911
NRHP reference No. 100001991 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 26, 2018

The Highfill Community Center, formerly the Highfill School, is a historic school building at 11978 Highfill Avenue in Highfill, Arkansas, at its northeast corner with 4th Street. It is a single-story frame structure, finished with wooden clapboard siding and a hip roof. The main entrance is on one of the short sides, sheltered by a hipped hood and flanked by sash windows. The building was constructed about 1911 to serve as a school for district 71, which covered the town. The school was consolidated into the system of nearby Gentry in 1948, and the building was retained for use as a community center, a role it continues to play today. [2]

It may be a one-room schoolhouse.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Weekly listing". National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Highfill School (No. 71)" (PDF). State of Arkansas. Retrieved 2019-09-04.