National Register of Historic Places

Mitchell, James, School

Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Listed
May 19, 2009
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
09000322

About this property

The James Mitchell School is a historic school building at 2410 South Battery Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. The oldest portion of the building is a four-room structure designed by Charles L. Thompson and built in 1908. It was enlarged several times, notably by Thompson in 1910 (adding four rooms), and Thomas Harding, Jr. in 1915 (again adding four rooms), and 1952. Harding's addition gave the building its prominent Classical Revival entrance portico. The school property includes two outbuildings that also houses classrooms. The school was originally a segregated facility, serving only white students, but the end of segregation (achieved in Little Rock in the early 1970s) transformed the school into one that served its predominantly black neighborhood. It was closed in 2005. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. In 2017, the Charter Authorizing Panel of the Arkansas Department of Education approved a proposal to open a K-5 charter school, ScholarMade Achievement Place, in the Mitchell building, targeting an opening date for the 2018–2019 school year.

Location

2410 S. Battery St.
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
34.72801, -92.29491

Categories

ARCHITECTUREEDUCATION
Sources

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

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Nearby Battles

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When was Mitchell, James, School listed on the National Register?

Mitchell, James, School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 19, 2009.

What type of historic resource is Mitchell, James, School?

Mitchell, James, School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Mitchell, James, School is recorded as the industrial era.

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