Orr School
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| Location | 831 Laurel St., Texarkana, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 33°25′48″N 94°2′31″W / 33.43000°N 94.04194°WCoordinates: 33°25′48″N 94°2′31″W / 33.43000°N 94.04194°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1880 |
| NRHP Reference # | 76000434[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1976 |
The Orr School is a historic school building at 831 Laurel Street in Texarkana, Arkansas. It is a single story wood frame structure, with a hip roof that has exposed rafters. It is clad in white shiplap siding. The interior has a long, narrow hallway dividing classrooms on either side. The school was built c. 1880, and is the only surviving building in Texarkana associated with the life of the noted African-American composer Scott Joplin (1868-1917), the "father of American Ragtime". The building was originally two stories in height, but was reduced to one in 1920, when then hip roof and some of its Craftsman-style window treatment was added. It was purchased from the city by the City Federation of Women's Clubs in 1958.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Orr School" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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