No. 12 School

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No. 12 School
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Nearest city Chester, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°42′13″N94°15′13″W / 35.70361°N 94.25361°W / 35.70361; -94.25361 Coordinates: 35°42′13″N94°15′13″W / 35.70361°N 94.25361°W / 35.70361; -94.25361
Arealess than one acre
Built1895 (1895)
Architectural stylePlain Traditional
NRHP reference # 95001481 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 4, 1996

The No. 12 School is a historic school building in rural Crawford County, Arkansas. It is located on the east side of Freedom Road, a short way north of its road junction with Old 12 Cross Roads about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Chester. It is a single-story wood vernacular frame structure with a small belfry and two entrances. Its date of construction is not documented, but it was being used as a district school in the late 19th century, a role it fulfilled until the area's district schools were consolidated in 1946. It has since served as a community meeting hall. [2]

Crawford County, Arkansas County in the United States

Crawford County is a county located in the Ozarks region of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 61,948, making it the 12th-most populous of Arkansas's 75 counties. The county seat and largest city is Van Buren. Crawford County was formed on October 18, 1820 from the former Lovely County and Indian Territory, and was named for William H. Crawford, the United States Secretary of War in 1815.

Chester, Arkansas Town in Arkansas, United States

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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for No. 12 School" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-17.