Russellville Public Library

United States historic place


Russellville Public Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The historic library building, next to the modern library.
35°16′32″N 93°8′0″W / 35.27556°N 93.13333°W / 35.27556; -93.13333
Area	less than one acre
Built	1937 (1937)
Built by	O.S. Nelson
Architect	O.S. Nelson
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	00001319^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 20, 2000

The Russellville Public Library is the public library serving Russellville, Arkansas. It is a branch of the Pope County Library system. It is located at 116 East Third Street.

Historical building

Located next to the current library facility is the library's first building, a single-story brick building constructed with funding from the Works Progress Administration in 1936–37. It was designed and built by O.S. Nelson, a local contractor, in the Colonial Revival style. It housed the library until 1976.^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "NRHP nomination for Russellville Public Library". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-04-30.