Girls' Domestic Science and Arts Building

Not to be confused with several other Domestic Science Buildings.
Girls' Domestic Science and Arts Building--Arkansas Tech University
Location E of N. El Paso St., Russellville, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°17′34″N 93°8′5″W / 35.29278°N 93.13472°W / 35.29278; -93.13472Coordinates: 35°17′34″N 93°8′5″W / 35.29278°N 93.13472°W / 35.29278; -93.13472
Area less than one acre
Built by Federal Emergency Administration; Et al.
Architectural style Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, Plain Traditional, Other
MPS Public Schools in the Ozarks MPS
NRHP Reference # 92001212[1]
Added to NRHP September 18, 1992

The Girls' Domestic Science and Arts Building in Russellville, Arkansas is a building of the Arkansas Tech University. It was built in 1913 and extensively renovated in 1935.[2][3] It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1] It is now known as the Old Art Building.[3]

The Public Works Administration provided funds for school construction in January 1934, of which $7,500 was allocated for renovating this building.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "History of Arkansas Tech University" (PDF). Arkansas Tech University. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  3. 1 2 3 Silva, Rachael (Winter 2009). "Arkansas Listings in the National Register of Historic Places". The Arkansas Historical Quarterly 68 (4).


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