Mulberry Home Economics Building

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LocationBehind Mulberry High School off Alma St., Mulberry, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°29′59″N94°3′21″W / 35.49972°N 94.05583°W / 35.49972; -94.05583 Coordinates: 35°29′59″N94°3′21″W / 35.49972°N 94.05583°W / 35.49972; -94.05583
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 No. 92001218 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 1992

The Mulberry Home Economics Building is a historic school building in Mulberry, Arkansas. It is a single-story stone and masonry structure, located off West 5th Street behind the current Mulberry High School building. It has a rectangular plan, with a gable-on-hip roof and a projecting gable-roof entry pavilion on the north side near the western end. The pavilion exhibits modest Craftsman styling, with exposed rafters in the roof and arched openings. The south facade has a secondary entrance near the eastern end, and four irregularly sized and spaced window bays to its west. The building was erected in 1939 with funding assistance from the National Youth 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. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Mulberry Home Economics Building". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-17.