Area less than one acre Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman Opened 1923 | Built 1923 (1923) NRHP Reference # 95001142 Added to NRHP 29 September 1995 | |
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Location Co. Rd. 34, just north of AR 215,
Oark, Arkansas MPS Public Schools in the Ozarks MPS | ||
The Oark School—Methodist Church is a historic church at the junction of Arkansas Highway 215 and County Road 34 in Oark, Arkansas. It is a rectangular single-story wood frame structure, with a gabled roof, novelty siding, and a fieldstone foundation. The gable ends of the roof are adorned with large knee brackets. Originally built c. 1923 as a collaboration between the local Methodist congregation and the school district, it served as both a public school and Methodist academy, the latter for a single season. It was used as a public school until 1938, when the district was consolidated with other area districts. It was briefly used as a school again in the 1950s, after the existing school burned down. It is now used as a community meeting hall.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.