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

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and as a Masonic Hall until the lodge moved in 1960.Social Groups of Arkansas
published by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program The city hall later moved in 1995. The building was listed on the

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in 1999, and has been used as a library since 2009. 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.

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* Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Masonic buildings in Arkansas City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in White County, Arkansas Government buildings completed in 1934 Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Buildings and structures completed in 1934 American Craftsman architecture in Arkansas 1934 establishments in Arkansas {{WhiteCountyAR-NRHP-stub

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