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

Old Bell Telephone Building

Photographed by Craig Swain, August 31, 2010

1. Old Bell Telephone Building Marker

Inscription. Built in 1911 by a local attorney, R.C. Rose, as Osceola's first telephone office, the building features two louver-covered windows, a cornice dividing the two floors and two square pilasters with corbelled brick separating the upper 8-over-8 windows. The Episcopal Church converted the building to a parish hall in the 1950s.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

Location. 35° 42.206′ N, 89° 57.972′ W. Marker is in Osceola, Arkansas, in Mississippi County. It is at the intersection of North Ash Street and East Johnson Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Ash Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Osceola AR 72370, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas Delta,

in Crowley’s Ridge,

and in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once 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 walking distance of this marker: Violet Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Calvary Episcopal Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Bank of Osceola (within shouting distance of this marker); Planters Bank Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Drug Store (about 600 feet away); East Hale Storefronts (about 700 feet away); The Osceola Times Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); Reggie Young (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Osceola.

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Photographed by Craig Swain, August 31, 2010

2. Old Bell Telephone Building and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,432 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 7, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.