The Tontitown School Building is a historic former school building on US Highway 412 (US 412) in Tontitown, Arkansas. It is a single-story hip-roofed building, fashioned out of concrete blocks. It has corner blocks set in a quoin pattern, and gabled dormers front and rear which house paired round-arch windows. The front entry is sheltered by a gabled portico supported by Corinthian columns. The school was built in 1920 to accommodated the community's growing Italian immigrant population.[2] The building is now owned by the adjacent St. Joseph's Church.
Tontitown School Building | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | 178 E. Henri de Tonti Boulevard (US 412) Tontitown, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 36°10′36″N 94°14′0″W / 36.17667°N 94.23333°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Classical;Plain Traditional |
| MPS | Public Schools in the Ozarks MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001117[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 4, 1992 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Tontitown School Building". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
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