Shady Grove Delmar Church and School

Historic church in Arkansas, United States

United States historic place


Shady Grove Delmar Church and School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


36°9′51″N 93°21′11″W / 36.16417°N 93.35306°W / 36.16417; -93.35306
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1880
Architectural style	Vernacular
NRHP reference No.	14001197^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 27, 2015

Shady Grove Delmar Church and School is a historic church and school building in rural Carroll County, Arkansas, US. The building, a single story wood-frame structure with a gable roof, weatherboard siding, and a distinctive hexagonal tower with belfry and cupola. The building was built c. 1880 to provide a space for both religious services and a district school. It is a virtually unaltered example of the type, which was once common in rural Arkansas.^[2] The building is located on County Road 933, about 1.4 miles (2.3 km) west of the hamlet of Delmar, on the north side of Osage Creek.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Five Arkansas Properties Listed on National Register of Historic Places". Arkansas Preservation. March 3, 2015. Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.