Norman Town Square
National Register of Historic Places

Norman Town Square

Norman, Montgomery County, Arkansas
Listed
February 25, 1993
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
93000092

About this property

The Norman Town Square is a public park at the center of Norman, Arkansas. It is bounded by 9th Street and Golf Course Road to the north and south, and Arkansas Highway 8 and Gurdon Avenue to the east and west. The park is about 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) in size, and is mostly open lawn, with a low stone retaining wall on the street-facing edges. The town library, built in 1935 with funding from the Works Progress Administration, stands at the center of the park, and there are four diamond-shaped flower planting areas located near the corners of the park, built in 1937 with WPA funding. It is the only known Depression-era town square laid out and built in Montgomery County. The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Location

Norman, Montgomery County, Arkansas
34.45491, -93.68039

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Sources

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

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When was Norman Town Square listed on the National Register?

Norman Town Square was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 25, 1993.

What type of historic resource is Norman Town Square?

Norman Town Square is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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