Rocky Branch School

Rocky Branch School
Nearest city Prairie Creek, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°19′34″N 93°56′29″W / 36.32611°N 93.94139°W / 36.32611; -93.94139Coordinates: 36°19′34″N 93°56′29″W / 36.32611°N 93.94139°W / 36.32611; -93.94139
Area less than one acre
Built 1914 (1914)
MPS Benton County MRA
NRHP Reference # 87002360[1]
Added to NRHP March 25, 1988

The Rocky Branch School is a historic school building in rural eastern Benton County, Arkansas. It is located at the northern terminus of Arkansas Highway 303, where it joins with County Roads 85 and 99 (the latter being Rocky Branch Road), and stands opposite the Rocky Branch Church. It is a one-room schoolhouse, with two doors facing east. The school was built c. 1914 in the community of La Rue, and was moved to its present site c. 1960 when that community was inundated by the creation of nearby Beaver Lake. It is a well-preserved example of a country district schoolhouse, with little alteration since its construction.[2]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Rocky Branch School" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-06.


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