Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 07001422 Architectural style Art Deco | Built 1936 (1936) Opened 1936 Added to NRHP 23 January 2008 | |
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Location 1212 S. Church Street
Jonesboro, Arkansas MPS New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS | ||
The Community Center No. 1 is a historic government building at 1212 South Church Street in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It is a single-story building, faced in buff brick, with a stylish Art Deco entrance area consisting of towers and projections made of smooth white concrete. The entrance is flanked by large flat-roof sections which house recreational facilities, while the center section has a low-pitch gable roof. The community center was designed by Elmer A. Stuck, and built in 1936 with funding from the Public Works Administration. The center has undergone several name changes, and is now known as the Earl Bell Community Center, after the Olympic pole vaulter and Jonesboro native.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.