Menifee High School Gymnasium
National Register of Historic Places

Menifee High School Gymnasium

Menifee, Conway County, Arkansas
Listed
June 5, 2002
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
02000601

About this property

The Menifee High School Gymnasium is a historic school building at North Park and East Mustang Streets in Menifee, Arkansas. It is a single-story frame structure, its exterior finished in uncoursed fieldstone veneer. It has a gabled roof with exposed rafter ends, and two entry pavilions with gable roofs supported by stone posts. It was built in 1938 with funding support from the Works Progress Administration, and was one of the first three WPA-funded athletic facilities built specifically for a segregated African-American school. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Location

Menifee, Conway County, Arkansas
35.14719, -92.54686

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
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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Nearby Battles

Shelby's Raid into Arkansas (1863 — comprehensive)
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10.5 mi

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When was Menifee High School Gymnasium listed on the National Register?

Menifee High School Gymnasium was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 2002.

What type of historic resource is Menifee High School Gymnasium?

Menifee High School Gymnasium is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Menifee High School Gymnasium is recorded as the industrial era.

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