Old Turrell City Hall

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Old Turrell City Hall
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Location160 Eureka St.
Turrell, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°22′42″N90°15′21″W / 35.37833°N 90.25583°W / 35.37833; -90.25583 Coordinates: 35°22′42″N90°15′21″W / 35.37833°N 90.25583°W / 35.37833; -90.25583
Arealess than one acre
Built1955 (1955)
Architectural style Quonset hut
NRHP reference # 07000962 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 19, 2007

The Old Turrell City Hall is a historic government building at 160 Eureka Street in Turrell, Arkansas. Built c. 1955, it is a classic example of a Quonset Hut, a form popularized during World War II for military uses. It has corrugated metal walls and ceiling, and is set on a concrete foundation. Its main facade, in one of the vertical ends, has a centrally-positioned garage door, with a sash window to the left, and a pedestrian entrance to the right. The building was used as city hall until 1968, when the present hall was built. [2]

Turrell, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Turrell is a city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 615 at the 2010 census, down from 957 in 2000.

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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [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 Old Turrell City Hall" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-18.