The No. 12 School is a historic one-room schoolhouse building in rural Crawford County, Arkansas. It is located on the east side of Freedom Road, a short way north of its road junction with Old 12 Cross Roads about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Chester. It is a single-story wood vernacular frame structure with a small belfry and two entrances. Its date of construction is not documented, but it was being used as a district school in the late 19th century, a role it fulfilled until the area's district schools were consolidated in 1946. It has since served as a community meeting hall.[2]

No. 12 School
No. 12 School is located in Arkansas
No. 12 School
Location in Arkansas
No. 12 School is located in the United States
No. 12 School
Location in United States
Nearest cityChester, Arkansas
Coordinates35°42′13″N 94°15′13″W / 35.70361°N 94.25361°W / 35.70361; -94.25361
Arealess than one acre
Built1895
Architectural stylePlain Traditional
NRHP reference No.95001481[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 4, 1996

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Patrick Zollner (November 1, 1995). National Register of Historic Places Registration: No. 12 School / CW 0161. National Archives. Retrieved February 7, 2021. With six photos from 1995. (Downloading may be slow.)