Bradford Public Library

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]

Bradford City Hall-Byers Masonic Lodge
Bradford Public Library is located in Arkansas
Bradford Public Library
Location in Arkansas
Bradford Public Library is located in the United States
Bradford Public Library
Location in United States
Location302 W. Walnut St.,
Bradford, Arkansas
Coordinates35°25′27″N 91°27′19″W
Area0.9 acres (0.36 ha)
ArchitectC.H. Nichols, S. Wilson, Claud Smith
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference No.99001260[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 21, 1999

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]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Social Groups of Arkansas Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine published by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
  3. Silva, Rachel (August 15, 2015). "Walks through History". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.
  4. "NRHP nomination for Bradford City Hall-Byers Masonic Lodge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-03.


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