Oark School-Methodist Church
Oark School-Methodist Church | |
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Location | Co. Rd. 34, just north of AR 215, Oark, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 35°41′28″N 93°34′16″W / 35.6912°N 93.5712°WCoordinates: 35°41′28″N 93°34′16″W / 35.6912°N 93.5712°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1923 |
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
MPS | Public Schools in the Ozarks MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 95001142[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 29, 1995 |
The Oark School—Methodist Church is a historic church at the junction of Arkansas Highway 215 and County Road 34 in Oark, Arkansas. It is a rectangular single-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof, novelty siding, and a fieldstone foundation. The gable ends of the roof are adorned with large knee brackets. Originally built c. 1923 as a collaboration between the local Methodist congregation and the school district, it served as both a public school and Methodist academy, the latter for a single season. It was used as a public school until 1938, when the district was consolidated with other area districts. It was briefly used as a school again in the 1950s, after the existing school burned down. It is now used as a community meeting hall.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Oark School-Methodist Church". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
- Methodist churches in Arkansas
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Churches completed in 1923
- Churches in Johnson County, Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Johnson County, Arkansas
- Northwest Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs
- Arkansas church stubs