Marion Colored High School
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| Location | W of AR 77, Sunset, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35°13′17″N 90°12′5″W / 35.22139°N 90.20139°WCoordinates: 35°13′17″N 90°12′5″W / 35.22139°N 90.20139°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1937 |
| Governing body | Local |
| MPS | Ethnic and Racial Minority Settlement of the Arkansas Delta MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 95000349[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 23, 1995 |
The Marion Colored High School is a historic school building at the northwest corner of Arkansas Highway 77 and Gannt Street in Sunset, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick structure, roughly in an H shape, with hipped roofs on the wings. The oldest portion of the building, a U-shaped section, was built in 1924 with funding from the Rosenwald Fund, and was extended to its present shape sometime before 1940. The original construction is of load-bearing brick, while the added wings are frame construction finished in a matching brick veneer. It was the first school built for African-American students in the area, originally serving grades 1-8. In 1937 the school acquired high school status, and served students from four states in the region, prompting its enlargement. In 1955 it was remodeled for use exclusively as a high school. It is now closed, and only used for special events.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Marion Colored High School". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
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