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Garrett Whiteside Hall

Howard County

Photograph of Garrett Whiteside Hall
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Nashville's wood-frame gym was built with a $14,000 National Youth Administration grant, starting in May 1939 and finished in 1940. It is named for Garrett Whiteside, a Nashville native and congressional secretary who helped the school district get the money.

Kind of place
Other public works
Built by
National Youth Administration (NYA)
When
1939 to 1940
Where
Howard 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.