Union School (Hagarville, Arkansas)

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Union School
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LocationNorth side of County Road 4670, west of Little Piney Creek, Ozark-St. Francis National Forest
Coordinates 35°38′4″N93°19′43″W / 35.63444°N 93.32861°W / 35.63444; -93.32861 Coordinates: 35°38′4″N93°19′43″W / 35.63444°N 93.32861°W / 35.63444; -93.32861
Arealess than one acre
Built1929 (1929)
Built byWillis Warren; Orville Skaggs
MPS Public Schools in the Ozarks MPS
NRHP reference No. 10001150 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 24, 2011

The Union School is a historic school building in a rural setting of Ozark-St. Francis National Forest in Johnson County, Arkansas. It is a 1-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a gabled roof, weatherboard siding, and a stone foundation. A central cross-gabled section rises to provide additional classroom space in the attic level. The school was built by local craftsmen in 1928–29, replacing a previous structure which had been destroyed by fire. The building has historically served the surrounding rural community as a community center, Masonic lodge, church, and school. [2]

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Union School at night

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. [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 Union School" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-28.