Moorefield School

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Location65 Ham St.
Moorefield, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°45′57″N91°34′12″W / 35.7658°N 91.5700°W / 35.7658; -91.5700 Coordinates: 35°45′57″N91°34′12″W / 35.7658°N 91.5700°W / 35.7658; -91.5700
Arealess than one acre
Built by National Youth Administration
Architectural style Bungalow/American craftsman, Plain Traditional
MPS Public Schools in the Ozarks MPS
NRHP reference # 92001109 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1992

The Moorefield School is a historic former school building on Ham Street in Moorefield, Arkansas. It is a broad rectangular single-story building built out of fieldstone, with a gable-on-hip roof that has exposed rafter ends in the Craftsman style. Entrances on the north and west sides are set under parapeted square porches. The school was built in 1936–37 with funding from the National Youth Administration and served the community as a school until 1947. It now houses the Rehoboth Baptist Church. [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 Moorefield School" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-30.