Richard L. Kitchens Post No. 41

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Richard L. Kitchens Post No. 41
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Location409 Porter St., Helena, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°31′40″N90°35′16″W / 34.52778°N 90.58778°W / 34.52778; -90.58778 Coordinates: 34°31′40″N90°35′16″W / 34.52778°N 90.58778°W / 34.52778; -90.58778
Arealess than one acre
Built1922 (1922)
Built byWalters, H.H.; Walker, E.T.
Architectural styleLog cabin
NRHP reference No. 76000444 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 30, 1976

The Richard L. Kitchens Post No. 41 is a historic American Legion hall at 409 Porter Street in Helena, Arkansas. Built in 1922 to a design by a local Legionnaire, this Rustic log structure is supposedly the first American Legion hall to be referred to as a "hut", and is the oldest Legion building in the city. Its main block is built of donated materials, including the cypress logs forming its walls, and built by volunteer labor supervised by a local contractor and Legionnaire. A frame addition was added to the rear of the building in 1949 (for which the gable roof was extended), as were two shed-roof additions. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [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 Richard L. Kitchens Post No. 41" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-04.