Ozone School

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Location 14137 AR 21, Ozone, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°37′51″N93°26′34″W / 35.63083°N 93.44278°W / 35.63083; -93.44278 Coordinates: 35°37′51″N93°26′34″W / 35.63083°N 93.44278°W / 35.63083; -93.44278
Area less than one acre
Built 1942 (1942)
Built by WPA
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
MPS Public Schools in the Ozarks MPS
NRHP reference # 14001200 [1]
Added to NRHP January 27, 2015

The Ozone School is a historic school building at 14137 Arkansas Highway 21 in Ozone, Arkansas. It is a single-story masonry structure, built out of coursed fieldstone blocks and covered by gable-on-hip roof with exposed rafter ends. Its front entrance is sheltered by a distinctive projecting tower, with arched openings at the base and a transverse gabled roof above. The school was built in 1942 with funding from the Works Progress Administration, and was used as a public school until 1957, when the local district was consolidated with that of Lamar. [2]

Arkansas Highway 21 highway in Arkansas

Highway 21 is a north–south state highway in north central Arkansas. The route of 99.14 miles (159.55 km) runs from US Route 64 (US 64) in Clarksville north across US 62 to Missouri Route 13 at the Missouri state line The route is entirely a two-lane route with the exception of a brief concurrency with US 62 in Berryville.

Ozone, Arkansas Unincorporated community in Arkansas, United States

Ozone is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Arkansas, United States. Ozone is located on Arkansas Highway 21, 11.5 miles (18.5 km) north of Clarksville. Ozone has a post office with ZIP code 72854.

Works Progress Administration largest and most ambitious United States federal government New Deal agency

The Works Progress Administration was an American New Deal agency, employing millions of people to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads. It was established on May 6, 1935, by Executive Order 7034. In a much smaller project, Federal Project Number One, the WPA employed musicians, artists, writers, actors and directors in large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects. The four projects dedicated to these were: the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP), the Historical Records Survey (HRS), the Federal Theatre Project (FTP), the Federal Music Project (FMP), and the Federal Art Project (FAP). In the Historical Records Survey, for instance, many former slaves in the South were interviewed; these documents are of great importance for American history. Theater and music groups toured throughout America, and gave more than 225,000 performances. Archaeological investigations under the WPA were influential in the rediscovery of pre-Columbian Native American cultures, and the development of professional archaeology in the US.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Johnson County, Arkansas Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Johnson County, Arkansas.

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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 Ozone School" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-22.