The U.M. Rose School is a historic school building at the corner of Izard and West 13th Streets, on the campus of Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas. A two-story U-shaped Colonial Revival brick building, it was built in 1915 to a design by Arkansas architect Charles L. Thompson, and was called "by far the best constructed" of any building in Little Rock.[2]

U. M. Rose School
U.M. Rose School is located in Arkansas
U.M. Rose School
Location in Arkansas
U.M. Rose School is located in the United States
U.M. Rose School
Location in United States
LocationIzard and W. 13th St., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates34°44′16″N 92°16′54″W / 34.73778°N 92.28167°W / 34.73778; -92.28167
Arealess than one acre
Built1915 (1915)
ArchitectCharles L. Thompson
Architectural styleColonial Revival
Part ofPhilander Smith College Historic District (ID99000229)
MPSThompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR
NRHP reference No.88002820[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 8, 1988
Designated CPSeptember 13, 1999

It served the city as a primary school for many years. It is now known as the James M. Cox Administration Building, and houses the college's administrative offices.[3]

The school is named after U. M. Rose, a prominent lawyer and judge.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "U. M. Rose School Is a Model of Builders' Art". Arkansas Democrat. January 5, 1916. p. 14.
  3. ^ "NRHP nomination for U.M. Rose School". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved March 3, 2016.