The Knob School, also called the Masonic Lodge, is a historic school and Masonic lodge building on Arkansas Highway 141 in Knob, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood-frame structure with a hip roof, and a single-story extension to the front with a hip roof and a recessed porch. The building has vernacular Craftsman style, with extended eaves supported by exposed brackets. It was built in 1923 to serve the dual purpose of providing the community with school facilities (located on the first floor) and space for Masonic lodge meetings (on the second floor).[2]
Knob School-Masonic Lodge | |
 The Old Knob School in April 2016 | |
  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | AR 141, Knob, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 36°16′54″N 90°27′00″W / 36.2816°N 90.4501°W |
| Area | 0.9 acres (0.36 ha) |
| Architect | Tump Cagle |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/Craftsman, Vernacular Craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000679[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 30, 1991 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 as Knob School-Masonic Lodge.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Knob School-Masonic Lodge" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Archived from the original on 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
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