Norman Town Square

Norman Town Square
Location Bounded by AR 8 and 8th, Gurdon and 7th Sts., Norman, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°27′17″N 93°40′49″W / 34.45472°N 93.68028°W / 34.45472; -93.68028Coordinates: 34°27′17″N 93°40′49″W / 34.45472°N 93.68028°W / 34.45472; -93.68028
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built 1035 (1035)
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman, Plain Traditional
NRHP Reference # 93000092[1]
Added to NRHP February 25, 1993

The Norman Town Square is a public park at the center of Norman, Arkansas. It is bounded by 9th Street and Golf Course Road to the north and south, and Arkansas Highway 8 and Gurdon Avenue to the east and west. The park is about 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) in size, and is mostly open lawn, with a low stone retaining wall on the street-facing edges. The town library, built in 1935 with funding from the Works Progress Administration, stands at the center of the park, and there are four diamond-shaped flower planting areas located near the corners of the park, built in 1937 with WPA funding. It is the only known Depression-era town square laid out and built in Montgomery County.[2]

The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Norman Town Square" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-19.


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