Albert Oscar Clark (1858–1935), commonly known as A.O. Clark, was an American

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who worked in Arkansas in the early 1900s. He was born in

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. He "had established himself as a partner of the firm Mathews and Clark in St. Louis, Missouri, as of 1882, at the relatively young age of twenty-three", and worked there for 23 years in total. He came from

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in 1904, to open a second office of the firm, and remained there for the rest of his life. He is mostly known for his designs of "imposing" Benton County public buildings, commercial buildings, and churches, but also designed houses. He utilized Classic Revival style when designing the Applegate Drugstore (1906) and Bank of Rogers Building. After his work found approval, Clark was hired to build many buildings in

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including the Benton County Jail and the Benton County Courthouse (1928). A number of his works are listed on the U.S.

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. Works include: * Applegate Drugstore, built 1906, 116 1st St. Rogers, AR (Clark, A.O.), NRHP-listed * Bank of Rogers Building, 114 S. 1st St. Rogers, AR (Clark, A.O.), NRHP-listed * Benton County Courthouse, 106 S.E. A St.

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(Clark, A.O.), NRHP-listed * Benton County Jail, 212 N. Main St.

(Clark, A.O.), NRHP-listed * Benton County National Bank, 123 W. Central

(Clarke, Albert Oscar), NRHP-listed * First Presbyterian Church, 212 College Ave.

Clarksville, AR Clarksville is a city in Johnson County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 9,178, up from 7,719 in 2000. As of 2018, the estimated population was 9,743. The city is the county seat of Johnson County. It is nestled ...

(Clarke, A.O.), NRHP-listed * Freeman-Felker House, 318 W. Elm St. Rogers, AR (Clark, A.O.), NRHP-listed * Charles Juhre House, 406 N. 4th St. Rogers, AR (Clark, A.O.), NRHP-listed * Raymond Munger Memorial Chapel-University of the Ozarks, W of AR 103, University of the Ozarks campus

(Clark, A.O.), NRHP-listed * Mutual Aid Union Building, 2nd and Poplar Sts. Rogers, AR (Clarke, Albert O.), NRHP-listed * Oklahoma Row Hotel Site, AR 94 Spur at shore of Beaver Lake Monte Ne, AR (Clarke, Albert O.), NRHP-listed * Old Springdale High School, Johnson St.

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(Clark, A. O.), NRHP-listed * Rogers City Hall, 202 W. Elm St. Rogers, AR (Clark, A.O.), NRHP-listed * Stroud House, built 1912, 204 S. Third St. Rogers, AR (Clark, A.O.), NRHP-listed *One or more works in

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(Boundary Increase), 116 S, Second St. Rogers, AR (Clarke, A.O.), NRHP-listed *One or more works in Walnut Street Historic District, Walnut St. Rogers, AR (Clark, A.O.), NRHP-listed

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Albert O. 19th-century American architects Architects from Missouri Architects from Arkansas People from Medina, New York 1858 births 1935 deaths 20th-century American architects People from Rogers, Arkansas