Solomon Grove Smith-Hughes Building

USA / Arkansas / Twin Groves /
 library, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, vernacular (architecture), New Deal Depression Relief Project [1933-1945]
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Historic former African-American school & community center building (now a library) listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Built: 1938-1939
Architect: Silas Owens, Sr. (masonry work only)
Architectural style: Plain Traditional
Areas of significance: Architecture; Education; Black Ethnic Heritage
Area: less than 1 acre
Date added to NRHP: 12/9/1994
Other designations: part of the Public Schools in the Ozarks Multiple Property Submission
Notes: This building was constructed by the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal program that operated between 1935 and 1943. The program provided work for unemployed people who were struggling to find jobs during the Great Depression.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Grove_Smith-Hughes_Building
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Coordinates:   35°19'15"N   92°26'2"W
This article was last modified 8 years ago