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John Brown Watson Memorial Library Building

Coordinates: 34°14′42″N 92°1′13″W / 34.24500°N 92.02028°W / 34.24500; -92.02028
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John Brown Watson Memorial Library Building
John Brown Watson Memorial Library Building is located in Arkansas
John Brown Watson Memorial Library Building
Location in Arkansas
John Brown Watson Memorial Library Building is located in the United States
John Brown Watson Memorial Library Building
Location in United States
Location1200 N. University Dr., Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Coordinates34°14′42″N 92°1′13″W / 34.24500°N 92.02028°W / 34.24500; -92.02028
Arealess than one acre
Built byRock City Construction Co.
ArchitectMcAnich and Anderson
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.05001073[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 13, 2006

The John Brown Watson Memorial Library Building is a historic library building on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It is a two-story Art Deco building, faced in cream colored brick. It was built in 1938–39 with funding support from the Public Works Administration, and was the first library building on the campus. It underwent a major restoration in 2000–2003, and now serves as the university museum.[2]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for John Brown Watson Memorial Library Building". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-20.