Maness Schoolhouse
National Register of Historic Places

Maness Schoolhouse

Barling, Sebastian County, Arkansas
Listed
May 28, 2003
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
03000466

About this property

The Maness Schoolhouse is an American 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 as a one-room schoolhouse 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. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Location

8801 Wells Lake Rd.
Barling, Sebastian County, Arkansas
35.29726, -94.33497

Categories

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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

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When was Maness Schoolhouse listed on the National Register?

Maness Schoolhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Maness Schoolhouse?

Maness Schoolhouse is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Maness Schoolhouse?

The period of significance for Maness Schoolhouse is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1937.

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