The Portia School is a historic school building at City Park in Portia, Arkansas. The two-story red brick structure was built in 1914, and was the small town's only school until 1948. It is by far the most architecturally significant early 20th-century building in the community. The building is five bays wide, with each pair of bays flanking the central one stepped back, giving it a rough cross shape. The entrance is housed in the central bay, with a gabled pediment at the roof line. The main roof is hipped, with brackets in the eaves and a cupola at the center.[2]
Portia School | |
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Location in Arkansas | |
Location | City Park, Portia, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 36°5′5″N 91°4′15″W / 36.08472°N 91.07083°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1914 |
NRHP reference No. | 78000604[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 13, 1978 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Portia School". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-12-24.