Old Bell Telephone Building (Osceola, Arkansas)
The Old Bell Telephone Building is a historic commercial building at 109 North Ash Street in downtown Osceola, Arkansas. It is a two-story flat-roof brick building, built in 1911 to house the town's telephone exchange. The building is three bays wide, with the door in the right bay, with a transom window above. There is an original brass slot for accepting payments between the doorway and the center window. The building was built by R. C. Rose, a local attorney who owned the telephone exchange.[2]
Old Bell Telephone Building | |
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| Location | 100 blk. of Ash St., Osceola, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35°42′12″N 89°57′59″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1911 |
| Built by | R. C. Rose |
| Part of | Hale Avenue Historic District (ID08000722) |
| MPS | Osceola MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001353[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | August 6, 1987 |
| Designated CP | August 1, 2008 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "NRHP nomination for Old Bell Telephone Building" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
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