Fishback School
school building in Springdale, Arkansas
The Fishback School is a historic school building on Butterfield Coach Road in Springdale, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, with weatherboard siding, a concrete foundation, and a hip roof and a projecting gable-roofed entry section. The entry section has a deeply pedimented gable front, and a tall paneled friezeboard wraps around the building. The school was built in 1925, during a period of growth in Springdale due to rise as a local market hub.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
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