J. C. Rhew Co. Packing Shed | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Nearest city | Providence, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 35°23′57″N91°38′53″W / 35.39917°N 91.64806°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Architectural style | Strawberry packing shed, Other |
MPS | White County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 91001343 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 23, 1992 |
The J. C. Rhew Co. Packing Shed was a strawberry packing house in rural northern White County, Arkansas. It was located on the south side of Graham Road near its junction with Fuller Road, northeast of Providence. It was a single-story wood-frame structure, in the shape of a long rectangle divided into six bays, capped by a gable roof and set on concrete piers. Built about 1939, it was noted for a distinctive floor plan, apparently designed to facilitate the movement of workers through the building. [2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1] It has been listed as destroyed in the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program database.
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