Big Four School

The Big Four School was a historic school building in rural White County, Arkansas. Located on the west side of County Road 383, it was a vernacular single-story wood-frame structure, whose exterior was finished in novelty siding. The front entrances were sheltered by a single gable-roofed portico supported by columns on piers. The building was constructed in 1915, but was extensively altered in the 1930s with Works Progress Administration funding. The building was rare because of its siding, and because of its association with the WPA. When listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, it was described as abandoned and in deteriorating condition.^[2] It has been listed as destroyed in the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program database.^[3]

Big Four School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Big Four School, in 2015
Location in Arkansas Show map of Arkansas Location in United States Show map of the United States
Nearest city	Providence, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°20′44″N 91°38′34″W
Area	less than one acre
Built by	Works Projects Administration
Architect	Works Projects Administration
MPS	White County MPS
NRHP reference No.	91001192[1]
Added to NRHP	July 10, 1992

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in White County, Arkansas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Big Four School". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
3. "Arkansas Historic Preservation Program database". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-26.