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JUDSONIA COMMUNITY BUILDING HISTORIC DISTRICT Latitude and Longitude:

35°16′22″N 91°38′20″W / 35.27278°N 91.63889°W / 35.27278; -91.63889
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Judsonia Community Building Historic District
Judsonia Community Building Historic District is located in Arkansas
Judsonia Community Building Historic District
Judsonia Community Building Historic District is located in the United States
Judsonia Community Building Historic District
LocationJct. of Judson Ave. and 6th St., Judsonia, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°16′22″N 91°38′20″W / 35.27278°N 91.63889°W / 35.27278; -91.63889
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1939 (1939)
Built by Works Progress Administration
Architectural style Colonial Revival, WPA Rustic
MPS White County MPS
NRHP reference  No. 91001234 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 5, 1991

The Judsonia Community Building Historic District encompasses the W.E. Orr City Park in Judsonia, Arkansas, as well as the community building (a public community resource housing an auditorium and other facilities). The park, which had been a public park since 1872, was the subject of a federal Works Progress Administration projects during the Great Depression, a project that also included the construction of the Colonial Revival community building. [2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Judsonia Community Building Historic District" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved December 27, 2015.