Community Center No. 1

Community Center #1
Location 1212 S. Church Street
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°50′0″N 90°42′10″W / 35.83333°N 90.70278°W / 35.83333; -90.70278Coordinates: 35°50′0″N 90°42′10″W / 35.83333°N 90.70278°W / 35.83333; -90.70278
Area less than one acre
Built 1936 (1936)
Architect Elmer A. Stuck.
Architectural style Art Deco
MPS New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS
NRHP Reference # 07001422[1]
Added to NRHP January 23, 2008

The Community Center No. 1 is a historic government building at 1212 South Church Street in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It is a single-story building, faced in buff brick, with a stylish Art Deco entrance area consisting of towers and projections made of smooth white concrete. The entrance is flanked by large flat-roof sections which house recreational facilities, while the center section has a low-pitch gable roof. The community center was designed by Elmer A. Stuck, and built in 1936 with funding from the Public Works Administration. The center has undergone several name changes, and is now known as the Earl Bell Community Center, after the Olympic pole vaulter and Jonesboro native.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Community Center No. 1" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-29.


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