Rock Building

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Nearest city Plainview, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°18′0″N91°40′9″W / 35.30000°N 91.66917°W / 35.30000; -91.66917 Coordinates: 35°18′0″N91°40′9″W / 35.30000°N 91.66917°W / 35.30000; -91.66917
Arealess than one acre
Built1915 (1915)
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference No. 91001195 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 23, 1992

The Rock Building is a historic building in rural White County, Arkansas. It is located on the west side of Bartell Road, north of Judsonia and west of Arkansas Highway 13. It is a single-story stone structure, now lacking a roof, of uncertain original function. It was built about 1915, and originally had a gabled roof that extended over a porch. The building is unusual by virtue of its stone construction, which is rare for the period in the county. [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 Rock Building". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-01-17.