National Register of Historic Places

Old Bell Telephone Building

Osceola, Mississippi County, Arkansas
Listed
August 5, 1987
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
87001353

About this property

The Old Bell Telephone Building is a historic commercial building at 109 North Ash Street in downtown Osceola, Arkansas. It is a two-story flat-roof brick building, built in 1911 to house the town's telephone exchange. The building is three bays wide, with the door in the right bay, with a transom window above.

Location

100 blk. of Ash St.
Osceola, Mississippi County, Arkansas
35.70339, -89.96652

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 87001353. It was listed on August 5, 1987.

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMUNICATIONS
Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

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Mississippi County Courthouse
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Nodena Site Warfare Arkansas
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Mississippian Nodena Phase Violence
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Questions about this property

When was Old Bell Telephone Building listed on the National Register?

Old Bell Telephone Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 5, 1987.

What type of historic resource is Old Bell Telephone Building?

Old Bell Telephone Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Old Bell Telephone Building?

The period of significance for Old Bell Telephone Building is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1911.

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