Near Eureka Springs in Carroll County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Concord School House
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 21, 2023
1. Concord School House Marker
has been placed on the
National
Register of
Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.
Location. 36° 23.235′ N, 93° 40.974′ W. Marker is near Eureka Springs, Arkansas, in Carroll County. Marker is on County Road 309, 0.1 miles north of County Road 3091, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 805 Co Rd 309, Eureka Springs AR 72632, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The I.O.O.F. Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Potter's Field (approx. 1˝ miles away); The Berlin Wall (approx. 2.7 miles away); Laundry Spring (approx. 3 miles away); Magnetic Spring (approx. 3.1 miles away); Mud Street to Main Street (approx. 3.1 miles away); Few Things But Staples … (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Three Flat-Irons (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eureka Springs.
Regarding Concord School House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
The school was built approximately 1886 on land owned by George W. Masters. Oak timbers and pine boards cutat Henry Williams nearby sawmill were used to construct the school. A 1901 photograph shows that the plain traditional, one-room school was originally board and batten with triangular, pedimented windows in an Adarnesque or Georgian style … Approximately 1910, as the Colonial Revival style of architecture was becoming increasingly popular the school was renovated.
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The Concord School was moved approximately fifty-four years after the end of its period of significance. George W. Masters died in 1912. The school was sold to private land owners not associated with the Masters family in 1948. After being sold in 1948, there was no community use of the property and the land owner de facto abandoned the property, using it for a time as agricultural storage. When the Masters Family Living Trust obtained the structure and moved it to its current location they returned the school to property with a Masters family association; the new location being the land of Milton W. Masters, the son of George W. Masters.
Also see . . .
1. Concord School House (PDF). National Register nomination for the former schoolhouse, which was listed in 2009. (National Register) (Submitted on June 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Exploring Arkansas: Concord Schoolhouse. Segment on the rural
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 22, 2023
2. Concord School House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 106 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
