Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 95000349 Added to NRHP 23 March 1995 | Built 1937 (1937) Opened 1937 | |
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Location W of AR 77, Sunset, Arkansas MPS Ethnic and Racial Minority Settlement of the Arkansas Delta MPS | ||
Marion colored high school top 6 facts
The Marion Colored High School is a historic school building at the northwest corner of Arkansas Highway 77 and Gannt Street in Sunset, Arkansas. It is a single-story brick structure, roughly in an H shape, with hipped roofs on the wings. The oldest portion of the building, a U-shaped section, was built in 1924 with funding from the Rosenwald Fund, and was extended to its present shape sometime before 1940. The original construction is of load-bearing brick, while the added wings are frame construction finished in a matching brick veneer. It was the first school built for African-American students in the area, originally serving grades 1-8. In 1937 the school acquired high school status, and served students from four states in the region, prompting its enlargement. In 1955 it was remodeled for use exclusively as a high school. It is now closed, and only used for special events.
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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.