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Orr School
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National Register of Historic Places

Orr School

Also known as City Federation Community Center

Texarkana’s first place on the National RegisterListed Jul 30, 1976; only 170 of Arkansas’s 2,806 listings are older
Listed 1976Texarkana
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Orr School

Orr School, at 831 Laurel St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 30, 1976: the first place in Texarkana to be listed. Only 170 of Arkansas’s 2,806 listings are older. The Register lists it for its performing arts, at the national level. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isSchool building in Texarkana, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 25 minutes

831 Laurel St., Texarkana · about 0.8 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Orr SchoolStart here
  2. 2Alvah Horace Whitmarsh HouseBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Canaan Baptist ChurchBuilding · next door
  4. 4Earl-Rochelle HouseQueen Anne · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Dean HouseBuilding · 0.4 mi on
Around it

18 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BTexarkana US Post Office and CourthouseBuilding0.3 miBPatrick J. Ahern HouseBuilding0.3 miBAdams, Wallace, Service StationBuilding0.3 miDBuhrman-Pharr Hardware Company Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBGarrison, Augustus M. HouseBuilt 18950.3 miBJ.K. Wadley HouseBuilding0.3 miBWilliams-Arnold-Staley HouseBuilding0.3 miBDraughn-Moore HouseItalianate · Built 18850.4 miBCotton Belt Railroad Office BuildingBuilding0.4 miBSwift BuildingBuilding0.4 miBBottoms HouseBuilding0.4 miBMullins CourtBuilt 19280.4 miBKittrell HouseBuilding0.4 miBHotel GrimBuilding0.5 miDEast Broad Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miBTexarkana, Arkansas, Municipal BuildingBuilding0.5 miBHopkins Feed and Seed StoreBuilding0.5 miBCharles J. Neif HouseBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Orr School

Is Orr School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 30, 1976 (Register number 76000434).

Is Orr School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Arkansas has 20 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Orr School?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.