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Old Bell Telephone Building (Osceola, Arkansas)

Coordinates: 35°42′12″N 89°57′59″W / 35.70333°N 89.96639°W / 35.70333; -89.96639
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Old Bell Telephone Building
Old Bell Telephone Building (Osceola, Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Old Bell Telephone Building (Osceola, Arkansas)
Old Bell Telephone Building (Osceola, Arkansas) is located in the United States
Old Bell Telephone Building (Osceola, Arkansas)
Location100 blk. of Ash St., Osceola, Arkansas
Coordinates35°42′12″N 89°57′59″W / 35.70333°N 89.96639°W / 35.70333; -89.96639
Arealess than one acre
Built1911 (1911)
Built byR. C. Rose
Part ofHale Avenue Historic District (ID08000722)
MPSOsceola MRA
NRHP reference No.87001353[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 6, 1987
Designated CPAugust 1, 2008

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. There is an original brass slot for accepting payments between the doorway and the center window. The building was built by R. C. Rose, a local attorney who owned the telephone exchange.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[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 Old Bell Telephone Building" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-12-06.