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Earl Bell Community Center

Jonesboro, Craighead County

Jonesboro architect Elmer A. Stuck designed this buff brick community center, built in 1935 and 1936 for $100,000: $45,000 from the Public Works Administration and $55,000 from local bonds. It still shows its Art Deco design.

Kind of place
Libraries, armories and community buildings
Built by
Public Works Administration (PWA)
When
1935 to 1936
Where
Jonesboro, Craighead County
Still there?
Not confirmed lately

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Sources

Part of Rediscovering Arkansas’s New Deal, a public map of 1930s New Deal work across all 75 counties. Updated 2026-10-14.