Watson, John Brown, Memorial Library Building

1200 N. University Dr., Pine Bluff, Arkansas. County/parish: Jefferson.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 13, 2006. NRIS 05001073.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • JE0202
  • Student Services Center, R.C. Childress Hall

From Wikipedia:

John Brown Watson Memorial Library Building

The John Brown Watson Memorial Library Building is a historic library building on the campus of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. It is a two-story Art Deco building, faced in cream colored brick. It was built in 1938–39 with funding support from the Public Works Administration, and was the first library building on the campus. It underwent a major restoration in 2000–2003, and now serves as the university museum.

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