The Clover Bend Historic District encompasses a collection of historic municipal buildings in
Clover Bend, Arkansas. It consists of five buildings, centered on the
Clover Bend High School, built in 1937 with funding from the
Farm Security Administration
The Farm Security Administration (FSA) was a New Deal agency created in 1937 to combat rural poverty during the Great Depression in the United States. It succeeded the Resettlement Administration (1935–1937).
The FSA is famous for its small but ...
(FSA). The complex also includes four other primarily academic buildings: the gymnasium, home economics building, cafeteria, and fire station. It was the centerpiece of a major FSA project to provide services and lifelines to the small-scale farmers of the area during the Great Depression.
The district was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Lawrence County, Arkansas
References
Buildings and structures completed in 1937
Buildings and structures in Lawrence County, Arkansas
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in Lawrence County, Arkansas
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