W.E. O'Bryant Bell Tower

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Location1200 N. University Dr., campus of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°14′32″N92°1′14.2″W / 34.24222°N 92.020611°W / 34.24222; -92.020611 Coordinates: 34°14′32″N92°1′14.2″W / 34.24222°N 92.020611°W / 34.24222; -92.020611
Arealess than one acre
Built1943 (1943)
ArchitectA.A. Mazique
Architectural styleCollegiate bell tower
NRHP reference No. 98000622 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 3, 1998

The W.E. O'Bryant Bell Tower occupies a prominent central position on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It is a three-stage brick structure, with open arches at the base where a fountain once stood. The second stage houses a belfry, and the third a clock. The corners are buttressed, and the levels divided by bands of concrete. The tower was built in 1943–47. [2]

The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [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 W.E. O'Bryant Bell Tower". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-29.