Bradford City Hall-Byers Masonic Lodge | |
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Location in
Arkansas | |
Location | 302 W. Walnut St., Bradford, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 35°25′27″N 91°27′19″W / 35.42417°N 91.45528°W |
Area | 0.9 acres (0.36 ha) |
Architect | C.H. Nichols, S. Wilson, Claud Smith |
Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman |
NRHP reference No. | 99001260 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 21, 1999 |
Bradford Public Library, formerly known as the Byers Masonic Lodge and Bradford City Hall, is a historic building in Bradford, Arkansas. Built in 1934 jointly by the Masonic lodge and the city government, the building originally functioned as the city hall and as a Masonic Hall until the lodge moved in 1960. [2] [3] The city hall later moved in 1995. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, [1] and has been used as a library since 2009. [3]
The building is a two-story structure finished in fieldstone on the first level and stucco on the second. Its gable roof has exposed rafter ends, giving the building a bit of Craftsman styling. [4]
Bradford City Hall-Byers Masonic Lodge | |
| |
Location in
Arkansas | |
Location | 302 W. Walnut St., Bradford, Arkansas |
---|---|
Coordinates | 35°25′27″N 91°27′19″W / 35.42417°N 91.45528°W |
Area | 0.9 acres (0.36 ha) |
Architect | C.H. Nichols, S. Wilson, Claud Smith |
Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman |
NRHP reference No. | 99001260 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 21, 1999 |
Bradford Public Library, formerly known as the Byers Masonic Lodge and Bradford City Hall, is a historic building in Bradford, Arkansas. Built in 1934 jointly by the Masonic lodge and the city government, the building originally functioned as the city hall and as a Masonic Hall until the lodge moved in 1960. [2] [3] The city hall later moved in 1995. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, [1] and has been used as a library since 2009. [3]
The building is a two-story structure finished in fieldstone on the first level and stucco on the second. Its gable roof has exposed rafter ends, giving the building a bit of Craftsman styling. [4]