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| City/County/Congressional District: • Beebe , White County ( District 2 ) |
| Location Class: • School |
| Year Built: • 1944 |
| Historic Designation: • N/A |
| Status: • Endangered |
The Beebe Colored Schoolhouse was built in 1944 and served students until 1956 when they were sent to a nearby school in Searcy. The building is vacant and has been neglected for several years. However, it still stands as a good example of one-room schoolhouses built before the United States Supreme Court landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka to overturn “separate but equal” educational facilities. The Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas hopes that including the Beebe Colored Schoolhouse on the 2010 list of Nine in Need will encourage additional support at the local level. The building may be eligible for rehabilitation tax credits, and the planned transfer of ownership to the White County Historical Society will make the schoolhouse eligible for historic preservation restoration grants.