The Sulphur Springs Old School Complex Historic District encompasses a collection of connected school buildings at 512 Black Street in

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. The main school building is a somewhat

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single-story brick structure with a gable-on-hip roof, built in 1941 with funding from the

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. Its main entrance is set in a tall arched opening decorated with buff brick. It is connected via covered walk to the gymnasium, a

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wood-frame structure with a gable-on-hip roof and novelty siding. The gym was built in 1925 as a military barracks at

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, and was moved to this location in 1948. A wood-frame hyphen connects the gym to the 1949 cafeteria, a vernacular brick building. The school complex was used until 1965 when Sulphur Springs' school were consolidated with those of Gravette. The school now houses the local police department, history museum, and community meeting spaces. The district was listed on the

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in 2001.

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School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas School buildings completed in 1941 Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Benton County, Arkansas Schools in Benton County, Arkansas {{BentonCountyAR-NRHP-stub

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