The Riggs-Hamilton American Legion Post No. 20 is a historic social meeting hall at 215 North Denver Avenue in
Russellville, Arkansas
Russellville is the county seat of and the largest city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States, with a 2022 estimated population of 29,133. It is home to Arkansas Tech University. Arkansas Nuclear One, Arkansas' only nuclear power plant is nea ...
. It is a -story stone structure, with a gable roof and stone foundation. Its eaves and gable ends show exposed rafter ends in the Craftsman style, and the main facade has a half-timbered stucco section above twin entrances, each with their own gabled roofs. It was built in 1934, and is one of the finest examples of
WPA Rustic architecture in
Pope County.
The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1994, for its architecture.
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Legion meetings are held 6:00 pm second Tuesday of each month.
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References
American Legion buildings
Buildings and structures completed in 1936
Buildings and structures in Russellville, Arkansas
WPA Rustic architecture
Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in Pope County, Arkansas
Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Arkansas
1936 establishments in Arkansas
Works Progress Administration in Arkansas
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