Solomon Grove Smith–Hughes Building
Solomon Grove Smith–Hughes Building | |
Location in Arkansas Location in United States | |
| Location | S of Co. Rd. 29, Twin Groves, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35°19′14″N 92°26′0″W / 35.32056°N 92.43333°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1939 |
| Built by | Silas Owens Sr. |
| MPS | Public Schools in the Ozarks MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001461[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 9, 1994 |
The Solomon Grove Smith–Hughes Building is a historic community building on Solomon Grove Road in Twin Groves, Arkansas. It is a single-story stone structure, built out of locally quarried stone and covered by a gable-on-hip roof. It was built in 1938 with funding support form the Works Progress Administration, and first served as a school. It was built by the African-American mason Silas Owens Sr. on land he sold to the city in 1937.[2] It now houses a library.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Solomon Grove Smith–Hughes Building". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved March 22, 2016.