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| name = Bradford City Hall-Byers Masonic Lodge
| name = Bradford City Hall-Byers Masonic Lodge
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| image = Bradford_City_Hall-Byers_Masonic_Lodge.JPG
| image = Bradford City Hall-Byers Masonic Lodge.JPG
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| location= 302 W. Walnut St., [[Bradford, Arkansas]]
| location = 302 W. Walnut St.,<br />[[Bradford, Arkansas]]
| coordinates = {{coord|35|25|27|N|91|27|19|W|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|35|25|27|N|91|27|19|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Arkansas#USA
| locmapin = Arkansas#USA
| map_caption = Location in [[Arkansas]]##Location in United States
| architect = Nichols, C.H., and S. Wilson; Smith, Claud, et al.
| architect = C.H. Nichols, S. Wilson, Claud Smith
| architecture = Bungalow/Craftsman
| architecture = Bungalow/Craftsman
| added = October 21, 1999
| added = October 21, 1999
| area = {{convert|0.9|acre}}
| area = {{convert|0.9|acre}}
| governing_body = Local
| refnum = 99001260<ref name=nris>{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
| refnum = 99001260<ref name=nris>{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>
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The '''Bradford City Hall-Byers Masonic Lodge''' is a historic building in Bradford, Arkansas.<ref name=nris/> Constructed jointly by Beyers Masonic Lodge and the Bradford city government, the building served as both Bradford's [[city hall]], and as a [[Masonic Hall|meeting hall]] for the lodge. It was shared until the lodge shut down.<ref name=ARSoc>[http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/publications/unity/images/ARSocGroupBrochure-web.pdf Social Groups of Arkansas] published by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program</ref> The building is now used as a community meeting space, city offices having been moved to a new facility in 1995. It is a two-story structure finished in fieldstone on the first level and stucco on the second. Its gable roof has exposed rafter ends, giving the building a bit of Craftsman styling.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/National-Register-Listings/PDF/WH0457.nr.pdf|title=NRHP nomination for Bradford City Hall-Byers Masonic Lodge|publisher=Arkansas Preservation|accessdate=2015-06-03}}</ref>


'''Bradford Public Library''', formerly known as the '''Byers Masonic Lodge''' and '''Bradford City Hall''', is a historic building in Bradford, Arkansas. Built in 1934 jointly by the Masonic lodge and the city government, the building originally functioned as the [[city hall]] and as a [[Masonic Hall]] until the lodge moved in 1960.<ref name=ARSoc>[http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/publications/unity/images/ARSocGroupBrochure-web.pdf Social Groups of Arkansas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113160838/http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/publications/unity/images/ARSocGroupBrochure-web.pdf |date=2013-11-13 }} published by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program</ref><ref name=Silva>{{cite web|url=https://www.arkansaspreservation.com/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=144887|title=Walks through History|first=Rachel|last=Silva|date=August 15, 2015|publisher= Arkansas Historic Preservation Program}}</ref> The city hall later moved in 1995. The building was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1999,<ref name=nris/> and has been used as a library since 2009.<ref name=Silva/>
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The building was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1999.<ref name=nris/>

The building is a two-story structure finished in fieldstone on the first level and stucco on the second. Its gable roof has exposed rafter ends, giving the building a bit of Craftsman styling.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url=https://www.arkansasheritage.com/docs/default-source/national-registry/WH0457-pdf|title=NRHP nomination for Bradford City Hall-Byers Masonic Lodge|publisher=Arkansas Preservation|accessdate=2015-06-03}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*{{official|https://whitecountylibraries.org/index.php/locations/bradford}}


{{National Register of Historic Places}}
{{National Register of Historic Places}}


[[Category:Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in White County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Masonic buildings in Arkansas]]
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[[Category:Former Masonic buildings in Arkansas]]
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[[Category:City halls in Arkansas]]
[[Category:City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas]]
[[Category:City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in White County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in White County, Arkansas]]
[[Category:Government buildings completed in 1934]]
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[[Category:Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas]]
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[[Category:American Craftsman architecture in Arkansas]]
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[[Category:1934 establishments in Arkansas]]




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Latest revision as of 22:22, 6 July 2024

Bradford City Hall-Byers Masonic Lodge
Bradford Public Library is located in Arkansas
Bradford Public Library
Location in Arkansas
Bradford Public Library is located in the United States
Bradford Public Library
Location in United States
Location302 W. Walnut St.,
Bradford, Arkansas
Coordinates35°25′27″N 91°27′19″W / 35.42417°N 91.45528°W / 35.42417; -91.45528
Area0.9 acres (0.36 ha)
ArchitectC.H. Nichols, S. Wilson, Claud Smith
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference No.99001260[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 21, 1999

Bradford Public Library, formerly known as the Byers Masonic Lodge and Bradford City Hall, is a historic building in Bradford, Arkansas. Built in 1934 jointly by the Masonic lodge and the city government, the building originally functioned as the city hall and as a Masonic Hall until the lodge moved in 1960.[2][3] The city hall later moved in 1995. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999,[1] and has been used as a library since 2009.[3]

The building is a two-story structure finished in fieldstone on the first level and stucco on the second. Its gable roof has exposed rafter ends, giving the building a bit of Craftsman styling.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Social Groups of Arkansas Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine published by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
  3. ^ a b Silva, Rachel (August 15, 2015). "Walks through History". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.
  4. ^ "NRHP nomination for Bradford City Hall-Byers Masonic Lodge". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
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