Domestic Science Building (Arkadelphia, Arkansas)

The Domestic Science Building is a historic school building at 11th and Haddock in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. It was on the old campus of Arkadelphia High School, used for domestic science (home ec) courses until the 1980s. It is now unused, but remains the property of the Arkadelphia School District.[2]

Domestic Science Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location in Arkansas Location in United States
Location	11th and Haddock, Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Coordinates	34°6′19″N 93°3′35″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1917
Architect	Thompson & Harding
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR
NRHP reference No.	82000800[1]
Added to NRHP	December 22, 1982

It is a single-story brick building, designed by Thompson & Harding and built in 1917. The building features an eclectic combination of Prairie Style and Colonial Revival elements; its geometric parapet is in the former style, and its columned entrance portico is stylistically the latter.[3]

The building was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

See also

• Girls' Domestic Science and Arts Building-Arkansas Tech University, in Russellville, Arkansas, also NRHP-listed
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Clark County, Arkansas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Domestic Science Building". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Central Arkansas Library System.
3. "NRHP nomination for Domestic Science Building" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-25.