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Overstreet Hall

Coordinates: 33°17′23″N 93°14′10″W / 33.28972°N 93.23611°W / 33.28972; -93.23611
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Overstreet Hall
Overstreet Hall is located in Arkansas
Overstreet Hall
Overstreet Hall is located in the United States
Overstreet Hall
LocationNW. of jct. of E. University & N. Jackson Sts., Southern Arkansas University campus, Magnolia, Arkansas
Coordinates33°17′23″N 93°14′10″W / 33.28972°N 93.23611°W / 33.28972; -93.23611
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
Built1941 (1941)
Built byWorks Progress Administration
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSNew Deal Recovery Efforts in Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.15000992[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 26, 2016

Overstreet Hall is a historic academic building on the campus of Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Arkansas. It is located at the junction of East University and North Jackson Streets, occupying a prominent visual position approaching the campus from the south. It is a three-story brick building with Colonial Revival features. It has a hip roof with dormers, and a Doric order six-column portico with pediments at the center of the main facade. It was built in 1941–43 with funding support from the Works Progress Administration.[2] It currently houses the university's administrative offices.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Overstreet Hall" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-13.