New Home School and Church

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Nearest city Bella Vista, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°24′53″N94°13′42″W / 36.41472°N 94.22833°W / 36.41472; -94.22833 Coordinates: 36°24′53″N94°13′42″W / 36.41472°N 94.22833°W / 36.41472; -94.22833
Arealess than one acre
Built1900
MPS Benton County MRA
NRHP reference No. 87002357 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1988

The New Home School and Church is a historic community building on McKisic Creek Road south of Bella Vista, Arkansas. It is a modest single-story wood-frame structure, with a gable roof, which lacks ornamentation. Its main facade has a double-door entrance, and the side facades have three bays of windows. Built c. 1900, it is a well-preserved example of a multifunction vernacular community building, which was used as a school during the week and as a church on Sundays. The school function was discontinued after schools in the area were consolidated. [2] [3]

It appears to have functioned as a one-room schoolhouse.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [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 New Home School and Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  3. Individual Data Sheet: New Home School and Church. National Archives. 1987. Retrieved February 7, 2021. This is part of Benton County MRA study. With photo from 1987. (Downloading may be slow.)