Girls' Domestic Science and Arts Building
The Girls' Domestic Science and Arts Building is an academic building on the campus of the Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, Arkansas. It is a 2-1/2 story masonry building, with a tile hip roof, and walls finished in brick and stone. The roof is pierced by hip-roofed dormers on both the long and short sides.[2] It was built in 1913 and extensively renovated in 1935.[3][4] It is now known as the Old Art Building.[4] The Public Works Administration provided funds for school construction in January 1934, of which $7,500 was allocated for renovating this building.[4]
Girls' Domestic Science and Arts Building--Arkansas Tech University | |
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Location | E of N. El Paso St., Russellville, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 35°17′34″N 93°8′5″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built by | Federal Emergency Administration |
Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, Plain Traditional |
MPS | Public Schools in the Ozarks MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 92001212[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 18, 1992 |
The building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "NRHP nomination for Girls' Domestic Science and Arts Building-Arkansas Tech University" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- "History of Arkansas Tech University" (PDF). Arkansas Tech University. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- Silva, Rachael (Winter 2009). "Arkansas Listings in the National Register of Historic Places". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 68 (4).
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