City Hall (Osceola, Arkansas) Explained

City Hall
Location:316 W. Hale St., Osceola, Arkansas
Coordinates:35.7028°N -89.9708°W
Builder:Works Progress Administration
Added:August 6, 1987
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:87001350
Nrhp Type2:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Nrhp Type2:August 1, 2008
Partof:Hale Avenue Historic District
Partof Refnum:08000722

The City Hall of Osceola, Arkansas, is located at 316 West Hale Street, in the city's central business district. It is a single-story red brick building with flat roof, built in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration to house the local post office. The interior lobby space is decorated by a mural entitled "Early Settlers of Osceola", painted in 1939 by Orville Carroll with funding from the Treasury Department's Section of Fine Arts.[1]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for City Hall. Arkansas Preservation. 2014-11-28.