Poteau Work Center Residence No. 2

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LocationPoteau Work Center Access Rd., off AR 80, Waldron, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°53′41″N94°4′9″W / 34.89472°N 94.06917°W / 34.89472; -94.06917 Coordinates: 34°53′41″N94°4′9″W / 34.89472°N 94.06917°W / 34.89472; -94.06917
Arealess than one acre
Built1939 (1939)
Built by Civilian Conservation Corps
MPS Facilities Constructed by the CCC in Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No. 93001095 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 20, 1993

The Poteau Work Center Residence No. 2 is a historic house at the Poteau District Headquarters of the Ouachita National Forest in Waldron, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood-frame house, with a shallow-sloped gable roof and novelty siding. Its central entry is sheltered by a porch supported by trios of columns. The building was (along with the adjacent work center) built c. 1939 by a crew of the Civilian Conservation Corps. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [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 Poteau Work Center Residence No. 2" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-05-09.