Jamestown School

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Jamestown School
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LocationN of AR 230, Jamestown, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°41′50″N91°42′13″W / 35.69722°N 91.70361°W / 35.69722; -91.70361 Coordinates: 35°41′50″N91°42′13″W / 35.69722°N 91.70361°W / 35.69722; -91.70361
Arealess than one acre
Built byMac Steward
Architectural style Bungalow/American Craftsman
MPS Public Schools in the Ozarks MPS
NRHP reference No. 92001106 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1992

The Jamestown School is a historic school building in rural central western Independence County, Arkansas. It is located in the hamlet of Jamestown, just north of Arkansas Highway 230 at the junction of Race Street and Snapp Lane. It is a single-story wood frame structure, with a T-shaped plan, cross-gable roof, novelty siding, and stone foundation. It is stylistically Craftsman, mostly in plan and layout of windows. It was built in 1926, and was used as a county school until 1949. [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. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Jamestown School" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-27.