Fargo Training School

The Fargo Training School was founded as a private school initially known as the Fargo Agricultural School by Dr. Floyd Brown. It was acquired by the state in 1949 and was operated as an educational facility for educating delinquent African American girls in Fargo, Arkansas. The school was operated from 1949 until it was closed in 1968 as part of a court-mandated integration of the state's juvenile facility. [2]

Fargo Training School Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Nearest city	Fargo, Arkansas
Area	15 acres (6.1 ha)
Built	1960
Architect	Furrell & Robinson
Architectural style	International Style, Modern Movement
NRHP reference No.	10000287[1]
Added to NRHP	May 27, 2010

The school's surviving campus was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1] It is one of the state's best-preserved campuses of its type from the segregation era. The campus includes six surviving buildings, including one that now houses the Floyd Brown Museum, an International-style building constructed in 1958.[2][3][4]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, Arkansas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Fargo Training School Historic District" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-11.
3. "Floyd Brown Museum". Visit Arkansas. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
4. "Floyd Brown-Fargo Agricultural School Museum". Arkansas Tourism. Retrieved 24 September 2015.