Bradford Public Library Explained

Bradford City Hall-Byers Masonic Lodge
Coordinates:35.4242°N -91.4553°W
Architect:C.H. Nichols, S. Wilson, Claud Smith
Architecture:Bungalow/Craftsman
Added:October 21, 1999
Refnum:99001260

Bradford Public Library, formerly known as the Byers Masonic Lodge and Bradford City Hall, is a historic building in Bradford, Arkansas. Built in 1934 jointly by the Masonic lodge and the city government, the building originally functioned as the city hall and as a Masonic Hall until the lodge moved in 1960.[1] [2] The city hall later moved in 1995. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, and has been used as a library since 2009.[2]

The building is a two-story structure finished in fieldstone on the first level and stucco on the second. Its gable roof has exposed rafter ends, giving the building a bit of Craftsman styling.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/publications/unity/images/ARSocGroupBrochure-web.pdf Social Groups of Arkansas
  2. Web site: Walks through History. Rachel. Silva. August 15, 2015. Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.
  3. Web site: NRHP nomination for Bradford City Hall-Byers Masonic Lodge. Arkansas Preservation. 2015-06-03.