Wilson High School Gymnasium

Coordinates: 35°33′53″N 90°3′3″W / 35.56472°N 90.05083°W / 35.56472; -90.05083
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Wilson High School Gymnasium
Wilson High School Gymnasium is located in Arkansas
Wilson High School Gymnasium
Location in Arkansas
Wilson High School Gymnasium is located in the United States
Wilson High School Gymnasium
Location in United States
LocationMain & Lee Sts.
Wilson, Arkansas
Coordinates35°33′53″N 90°3′3″W / 35.56472°N 90.05083°W / 35.56472; -90.05083
Arealess than one acre
Built1948 (1948)
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No.15000286[1]
Added to NRHPMay 27, 2015

The Wilson High School Gymnasium is a historic school athletic facility at Main and Lee Streets in Wilson, Arkansas. Built in 1948 and used until the early 2000's, this large single-story Art Deco brick building is a remarkably well-preserved facility (despite having sat largely vacant and unused for the last several years), with original floors, bleachers, and equipment such as basketball hoops and scoreboards. In its early years the facility hosted state basketball tournaments due to it size and functionality. The gymnasium floor was also rigged with floor mounts for boxing ring posts. Boxing was a very popular sport in Mississippi County from the 1940's to the 1970's. The indoor swimming pool at the rear of the building retains original tile work.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Wilson High School Gymnasium". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-19.