West Richwoods Church & School

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Location AR 9, West Richwoods, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°49′35″N92°10′19″W / 35.82639°N 92.17194°W / 35.82639; -92.17194 Coordinates: 35°49′35″N92°10′19″W / 35.82639°N 92.17194°W / 35.82639; -92.17194
Arealess than one acre
Built1921
ArchitectAlbert Huebbler
Architectural styleRectangular Plan
MPS Stone County MRA
NRHP reference No. 85002205 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 1985

The West Richwoods Church & School is a historic multifunction building on Arkansas Highway 9 in West Richwoods, Arkansas, a hamlet in rural central Stone County. It is a vernacular rectangular frame structure, with a gable roof topped by a small open belfry. The front facade is symmetrically arranged, with a recessed double-door entrance flanked by windows. Built about 1921, it is one of the county's few surviving early schoolhouses. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [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 West Richwoods Church & School". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-11.