Helena Library and Museum

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Helena Museum of Phillips County
Helena Library and Museum.JPG
Former name
Phillips County Library and Museum
Established1891
Location623 Pecan St., Helena, Arkansas
Coordinates34°31′42″N 90°35′19″W / 34.52833°N 90.58861°W / 34.52833; -90.58861Coordinates: 34°31′42″N 90°35′19″W / 34.52833°N 90.58861°W / 34.52833; -90.58861
TypeHistory museum
ArchitectLibrary: Charles L. Thompson Museum: Andrew Pomeroy Coolidge (1875-?)
Websitehelenamuseum.com
Helena Library and Museum
Arealess than one acre
Built1890 (1890)
Built byRaenhart & Simon (library)
Part ofPerry Street Historic District (ID86002594)
NRHP reference No.75000400[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 6, 1975
Designated CPNovember 26, 1986

The Helena Museum of Phillips County is a historic building at 623 Pecan Street in Helena, Arkansas. The main portion of the building is a 2+1⁄2-story mansard-roofed Second Empire structure, and was built in 1891 with funds raised by the Women's Library Association. It is Helena's oldest civic building, and was used not just to house the library, but also as a social venue until about 1914, when its main space was fully devoted to the library. In 1929 a 1+1⁄2-story wing was added to rear to serve as a space for museum exhibits on local history.[2]

Helena City Library Interior Shot, Circa 1928

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Helena Library and Museum". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-02.[permanent dead link]

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