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 | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| 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 |
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]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Social Groups of Arkansas Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine published by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
- ^ a b Silva, Rachel (August 15, 2015). "Walks through History". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Bradford City Hall-Byers Masonic Lodge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
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