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United States historic place


Damascus Gymnasium
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	AR 285, Damascus, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°22′3″N 92°24′36″W / 35.36750°N 92.41000°W / 35.36750; -92.41000
Area	less than one acre
Built by	Works Progress Administration
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman
MPS	Public Schools in the Ozarks MPS
NRHP reference No.	92001122
Added to NRHP	September 4, 1992

The Damascus Gymnasium is a historic school building on Arkansas Highway 285 in Damascus, Arkansas. It is a rustic 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a central clerestory section covered by a gable-on-hip roof, and side wings covered by a shed roof. The main entrance, on the east side, is sheltered by a gabled porch, with secondary entrances on the south side, each sheltered by a gable roof supported by large brackets. The gymnasium was built in 1933 with funding support from the Works Progress Administration.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
"NRHP nomination for Damascus Gymnasium". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-04-04.

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