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Shady Grove Delmar Church and School

Coordinates: 36°9′51″N 93°21′11″W / 36.16417°N 93.35306°W / 36.16417; -93.35306
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Shady Grove Delmar Church and School
Shady Grove Delmar Church and School is located in Arkansas
Shady Grove Delmar Church and School
Location in Arkansas
Shady Grove Delmar Church and School is located in the United States
Shady Grove Delmar Church and School
Location in United States
LocationCty. Rd. 933, 1.4 mi. W. of Delmar, Delmar, Arkansas vicinity
Coordinates36°9′51″N 93°21′11″W / 36.16417°N 93.35306°W / 36.16417; -93.35306
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1880
Architectural styleVernacular
NRHP reference No.14001197[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 27, 2015

Shady Grove Delmar Church and School is a historic church and school building in rural Carroll County, Arkansas, US. The building, a single story wood-frame structure with a gable roof, weatherboard siding, and a distinctive hexagonal tower with belfry and cupola. The building was built c. 1880 to provide a space for both religious services and a district school. It is a virtually unaltered example of the type, which was once common in rural Arkansas.[2] The building is located on County Road 933, about 1.4 miles (2.3 km) west of the hamlet of Delmar, on the north side of Osage Creek.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Five Arkansas Properties Listed on National Register of Historic Places". Arkansas Preservation. March 3, 2015. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.