Phillips County Penal Farm Historic District
Phillips County Penal Farm Historic District | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Nearest city | Poplar Grove, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 34°33′6″N 90°48′11″W / 34.55167°N 90.80306°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1937 |
Built by | Works Progress Administration |
Architectural style | International Style |
MPS | New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 06001268[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 24, 2007 |
The Phillips County Penal Farm Historic District encompasses a former prison facility in Phillips County, Arkansas. It is located on the east side of County Road 353, south of United States Route 49, about halfway between Helena-West Helena and Marvell. The complex consists of three concrete structures, a water tower, and a concrete foundation pad. The main building is a cast concrete structure, two stories in height, with Plain Tradition and International styling, while the other two buildings are single-story concrete block structures. These, and the water tower, were built c. 1935–37 with funding from the Works Progress Administration, and served as a penal facility until 1973.[2] The property is now vacant and abandoned.
The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
See also
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Graffiti inside a building.
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Water tower
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"12 Monkeys" stencil graffiti
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Phillips County Penal Farm Historic District". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
- Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- International style architecture in Arkansas
- Buildings and structures completed in 1937
- Buildings and structures in Phillips County, Arkansas
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Phillips County, Arkansas
- Lower Delta Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs