Solomon Grove Smith–Hughes Building Explained

Solomon Grove Smith–Hughes Building
Location:S of Co. Rd. 29, Twin Groves, Arkansas
Coordinates:35.3206°N -92.4333°W
Builder:Silas Owens Sr.
Added:December 9, 1994
Mpsub:Public Schools in the Ozarks MPS
Refnum:94001461

The Solomon Grove Smith–Hughes Building is a historic community building on Solomon Grove Road in Twin Groves, Arkansas. It is a single-story stone structure, built out of locally quarried stone and covered by a gable-on-hip roof. It was built in 1938 with funding support form the Works Progress Administration, and first served as a school. It was built by the African-American mason Silas Owens Sr. on land he sold to the city in 1937.[1] It now houses a library.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Solomon Grove Smith–Hughes Building. Arkansas Preservation. 2016-03-22.