U.M._Rose_School

U.M. Rose School

U.M. Rose School

United States historic place

The U.M. Rose School is a historic school building at the corner of Izard and West 13th Streets, on the campus of Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas. A two-story U-shaped Colonial Revival brick building, it was built in 1915 to a design by Arkansas architect Charles L. Thompson, and was called "by far the best constructed" of any building in Little Rock.[2]

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It served the city as a primary school for many years. It is now known as the James M. Cox Administration Building, and houses the college's administrative offices.[3]

The school is named after U. M. Rose, a prominent lawyer and judge.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "U. M. Rose School Is a Model of Builders' Art". Arkansas Democrat. January 5, 1916. p. 14.
  3. [3]
    "NRHP nomination for U.M. Rose School". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
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