Bradford Public Library

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]

Bradford City Hall-Byers Masonic Lodge
Location302 W. Walnut St.,
Bradford, Arkansas
Coordinates35°25′27″N 91°27′19″W
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

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

References
  1. "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. Silva, Rachel (August 15, 2015). "Walks through History". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.
  4. "NRHP nomination for Bradford City Hall-Byers Masonic Lodge" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-03.


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