Russellville Public Library
Appearance
Russellville Public Library | |
![]() The historic library building, next to the modern library. | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Location | 114 E. Third St., Russellville, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 35°16′32″N 93°8′0″W / 35.27556°N 93.13333°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1937 |
Built by | O.S. Nelson |
Architect | O.S. Nelson |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 00001319[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 20, 2000 |
The Russellville Public Library is the public library serving Russellville, Arkansas. It is a branch of the Pope County Library system. It is located at 116 East Third Street.
Historical building
[edit]Located next to the current library facility is the library's first building, a single-story brick building constructed with funding from the Works Progress Administration in 1936–37. It was designed and built by O.S. Nelson, a local contractor, in the Colonial Revival style. It housed the library until 1976.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Russellville Public Library". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
Categories:
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Colonial Revival architecture in Arkansas
- Library buildings completed in 1937
- Buildings and structures in Russellville, Arkansas
- 1937 establishments in Arkansas
- Works Progress Administration in Arkansas
- Northwest Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs