Marion Colored High School

Marion Colored High School
Location W of AR 77
Sunset, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°13′17″N 90°12′5″W / 35.22139°N 90.20139°W / 35.22139; -90.20139Coordinates: 35°13′17″N 90°12′5″W / 35.22139°N 90.20139°W / 35.22139; -90.20139
Area less than one acre
Built 1937 (1937)
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]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Marion Colored High School" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-11-14.


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