Horace Mann School Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Horace Mann School Historic District

Norfolk, Baxter County, Arkansas
Listed
January 29, 2007
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
06001311

About this property

The Horace Mann School Historic District of Norfork, Arkansas encompasses a complex of four Depression-era school buildings near the center of the community. It includes a main school building, built with Works Progress Administration (WPA) funding in 1936, a home economics building and a vocational educational building, both built in 1937 by the National Youth Administration, and the auditorium/gymnasium, built in 1940 with WPA funds. All are single-story Craftsman-style buildings, although the gymnasium presents more stories because of a partially exposed basement. The complex was used as a school until the mid-1980s, and is now owned by the city, which uses the buildings for a variety of purposes. It is a well-preserved and remarkably complete Depression-era school complex. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Location

Norfolk, Baxter County, Arkansas
36.20526, -92.28403

Categories

ARCHITECTUREEDUCATIONSOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

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

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When was Horace Mann School Historic District listed on the National Register?

Horace Mann School Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 2007.

What type of historic resource is Horace Mann School Historic District?

Horace Mann School Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Horace Mann School Historic District?

The period of significance for Horace Mann School Historic District is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1887.

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