Maness Schoolhouse

The Maness Schoolhouse is a historic school building at 8801 Wells Lake Road in Sebastian County, Arkansas, about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Barling. It is a single-story stone structure, with a side gable roof and a projecting gable portico over its main entrance. It was built in 1937 with funding from the Works Progress Administration, and is the only surviving structure of the former community of Massard, which was disincorporated and demolished to make way for Fort Chaffee in 1941. Its rear porch was built in 1943 by German prisoners of war held at Fort Chaffee.[2]

Maness Schoolhouse
Location in Arkansas
Location in United States
Location8801 Wells Lake Rd., Barling, Arkansas
Coordinates35°17′50″N 94°20′5″W
Area5.2 acres (2.1 ha)
Built1937 (1937)
Built byWorks Progress Administration
Joe Bullington (WPA Stonemason)
German Prisoners of War (1943 addition)
Architectural stylePlain/traditional
NRHP reference No.03000466[1]
Added to NRHPMay 29, 2003

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

  • Maness Schoolhouse, Front View
  • Maness Schoolhouse, Rear View
  • Maness Schoolhouse, Interior, Looking North

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Maness Schoolhouse" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-19.


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