Stuttgart in Arkansas County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Holman School

Photographed by Glenn Mosenthin, July 2, 2022

1. Holman School Marker

Inscription.

Named for educator Leroy Davis Holman, North Carolina-born educator who began teaching Stuttgart’s African American children in 1907. The school, first located at Porter and Lincoln Streets, was rebuilt in 1924 with Rosenwald Foundation funding. Dr. John B. Bryant was instrumental in securing financial support. Early teachers were L. D. Holman, B. J. Greer, M. H. Hinton, W. M. Whitfield, J. B. Lucas, and B. J. Williams. The school was moved to this location, rebuilt, and renamed for Prof. Holman in 1932. The faculty then included Holman, W. R. Jones, Ms. L. E. Walstein and Ms. E. E. Stillwell. High school grades were added in 1938. The first class graduated in 1942, and included Audrey Skinner, Ellen Age, Robert Scroggins, Albert Thompkins, Jesse Lamb, Savanna Carter Wright and Willie Mae Jackson. A masonry building was erected in the 1940s, and the present structure was added in the 1950s. After the 1945 passing of Prof. Holman, Albert S. Baxter served as principal, with George A. Meekins leading the school 1958–1970. The last Holman class graduated in 1970, after which Stuttgart’s schools were fully integrated. In 1996,

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the Holman Community Development Corporation began preserving the building as a cultural and historical landmark. Today it serves as Holman Heritage Community Center.

Erected 2022 by Grand Prairie Historical Society and the Black History Commission of Arkansas.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Rosenwald Schools series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 34° 30.427′ N, 91° 33.475′ W. Marker is in Stuttgart, Arkansas, in Arkansas County. It is on Buerkle Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 605 N Buerkle St, Stuttgart AR 72160, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas Delta,

in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain,

and in the Quapaw Homeland.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mississippi Delta.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 5, 2026

2. Holman School Marker

was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Britsch Grocery (approx. half a mile away); Rev. Adam Buerkle (approx. 0.6 miles away); Stuttgart's First Public School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Camp Mitchell (approx. 0.7 miles away); Stuttgart Centennial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Grand Avenue United Methodist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Love Rest Green Grove Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Stuttgart Army Airfield (approx. 6.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stuttgart.

Additional keywords. Holman Heritage Community Center

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2022, by Glenn Mosenthin of Searcy, Arkansas. This page has been viewed 1,011 times since then and 110 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 5, 2022, by Glenn Mosenthin of Searcy, Arkansas. 2. submitted on July 6, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.