American Legion Hall
National Register of Historic Places

American Legion Hall

Searcy, White County, Arkansas
Listed
September 12, 1991
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
91001186

About this property

The American Legion Hall is a historic social meeting hall at Race and Spruce Streets in the center of Searcy, Arkansas. It is a single-story structure, built out of native fieldstone in 1939 with funding support from the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Its main block has a side-facing gable roof, with a projecting flat-roof section in which the entrance is recessed under a rounded archway. The building is typical of rustic-styled buildings constructed by the WPA and other jobs programs of the Great Depression. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Location

Searcy, White County, Arkansas
35.25108, -91.73817

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was American Legion Hall listed on the National Register?

American Legion Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1991.

What type of historic resource is American Legion Hall?

American Legion Hall is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for American Legion Hall?

The period of significance for American Legion Hall is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1939.

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