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Old College Hall

Introduction

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Constructed in 1894, this building served as the music hall and later was expanded to serve as a girl's dormitory for Mountain Home College. The college was organized by the White River Baptist Association and opened in 1893. The building is only one of many associated with the history of higher education in the town of Mountain Home, but this is the oldest and best-known landmark. The college closed in the Great Depression and the building was later used as a hospital, then a hotel and restaurant, and later a funeral parlor. Since the 1980s, the building has held professional offices and apartments.

Images

The is a recent photo of The Old College Hall. This is what the place looks like today. It is a two story tall building and has a big front yard.

Plant, Building, Property, Window

This an old photo of The Old College Hall. They have done a lot of construction on the place since then and the place has changed a lot.

Car, Wheel, Land vehicle, Building

When you go into the backyard of The Old College Hall, there is a private fence that surrounds the backyard from the road. There is also an awning so you can park your car there.

Sky, Plant, Building, Tree

Backstory and Context

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Mountain Home's Old College Hall was built in 1894 and served as a music hall for the college in its early years. The building was expanded and remodeled in 1920 to include space for a girl's dormitory. In 1933, the college closed and the building has since been the site of three substantial alterations. Because of these alterations, it was determined that the structure was not eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places but the landmark is listed on the Arkansas Register of Historic Places for its association with the college and the history of Mountain Home. Today the two-story limestone building features a stately balcony and several renovations that were completed in 2018 to modernize the apartment and office spaces that have been located in the building over the past four decades.

Sources

Arkansas Heritage. Mountain Home College Building, Arkansas Register of Historic Places. Accessed February 1st 2021. https://www.arkansasheritage.com/arkansas-preservation/properties/arkansas-register/mountain-home-college-building.

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