Quitman Home Economics Building

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Location2nd Ave., Quitman, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°22′47″N92°13′17″W / 35.37972°N 92.22139°W / 35.37972; -92.22139 Coordinates: 35°22′47″N92°13′17″W / 35.37972°N 92.22139°W / 35.37972; -92.22139
Arealess than one acre
Built by National Youth Administration
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS Public Schools in the Ozarks MPS
NRHP reference No. 92001127 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1992

The Quitman Home Economics Building is a historic school building on 2nd Avenue in Quitman, Arkansas. It is a single story masonry structure, with walls of fieldstone and brick trim around the openings. The roof is gabled, with exposed rafter ends, and a shed-roof extension over the main entrance, supported by large brackets, all in the Craftsman style. It was built in 1938 with funding from the National Youth Administration. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [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 Quitman Home Economics Building". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-12.