City Hall
National Register of Historic Places

City Hall

Osceola, Mississippi County, Arkansas
Listed
August 5, 1987
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
87001350

About this property

The City Hall of Osceola, Arkansas, is located at 316 West Hale Street, in the city's central business district. It is a single-story red brick building with flat roof, built in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration to house the local post office. The interior lobby space is decorated by a mural entitled "Early Settlers of Osceola", painted in 1939 by Orville Carroll with funding from the Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Location

316 W. Hale St.
Osceola, Mississippi County, Arkansas
35.70301, -89.97092

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was City Hall listed on the National Register?

City Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 5, 1987.

What type of historic resource is City Hall?

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

What is the period of significance for City Hall?

The period of significance for City Hall is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1936.

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