Orr School
Orr School | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | 831 Laurel St., Texarkana, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 33°25′48″N 94°2′31″W / 33.43000°N 94.04194°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1880 |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000434[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 30, 1976 |
The Orr School is a historic school building at 831 Laurel Street in Texarkana, Arkansas. It is a single story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof that has exposed rafters. It is clad in white shiplap siding. The interior has a long, narrow hallway dividing classrooms on either side. The school was built c. 1880, and is the only surviving building in Texarkana associated with the life of the noted African-American composer Scott Joplin (1868-1917), the "father of American Ragtime".[2] The building was originally two stories in height, but was reduced to one in 1920, when then hip roof and some of its Craftsman-style window treatment was added. It was purchased from the city by the City Federation of Women's Clubs in 1958.[3]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Melton, Larry (2019-08-21). "Joplin's Landmark School". The Syncopated Times. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Orr School". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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