Phillips County Penal Farm Historic District

Phillips County Penal Farm Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
34°33′6″N 90°48′11″W / 34.55167°N 90.80306°W / 34.55167; -90.80306
Area	less than one acre
Built	1937 (1937)
Built by	Works Progress Administration
Architectural style	International Style
MPS	New Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.	06001268[1]
Added to NRHP	January 24, 2007

The Phillips County Penal Farm Historic District encompasses a former prison facility in Phillips County, Arkansas. It is located on the east side of County Road 353, south of United States Route 49, about halfway between Helena-West Helena and Marvell. The complex consists of three concrete structures, a water tower, and a concrete foundation pad. The main building is a cast concrete structure, two stories in height, with Plain Tradition and International styling, while the other two buildings are single-story concrete block structures. These, and the water tower, were built c. 1935–37 with funding from the Works Progress Administration, and served as a penal facility until 1973.^[2] The property is now vacant and abandoned.

The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Phillips County, Arkansas

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  Water tower
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