Earl Bell Community Center (Jonesboro, Arkansas)

USA / Arkansas / Jonesboro / Jonesboro, Arkansas / South Church Street, 1212
 administrative building, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, Art Deco (architecture), community center / hall, New Deal Depression Relief Project [1933-1945]
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Historic community center building listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: 1936
Architect: Elmer A. Stuck (Little Rock, AR)
Architectural style: Art Deco
Areas of significance: Entertainment/Recreation
Area: less than 1 acre
Also known as: Community Center #1 (NRHP name)
Date added to NRHP: 1/23/2008
Other designations: part of the New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas Multiple Property Submission
Notes: This building was constructed by the Public Works Administration, a New Deal program that operated between 1933 and 1944. The program provided work in the form of construction projects for unemployed men during the Great Depression.
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Coordinates:   35°49'53"N   90°42'10"W
This article was last modified 9 years ago