• Greek Amphitheater - Magnolia AR
    The amphitheater, located on the campus of Southern Arkansas University, was constructed by the NYA in 1936-38.
  • Post Office (former) Mural - Magnolia AR
    The 4'6" x 12' oil-on-canvas mural entitled “Threshing” was painted in 1938 by Joe Jones for what was then Magnolia's new post office. The mural is still housed in the building, which had been converted into Magnolia's Public Library before becoming privately owned. “Joe Jones was commissioned for $560 to create a mural for Magnolia, Arkansas as a result of an Honorable Mention in an earlier Section of Fine Arts Competition. The composition is a mid-western scene of wheat threshing, The Section rejected Jones initial image of Negroes enjoying watermelon under a tree, basically stating that they wanted him to compose...
  • Public Library (Old Post Office) - Magnolia AR
    The historic former post office building in Magnolia, Arkansas was constructed in 1937. Soon after the New Deal mural "Threshing," by Joe Jones, was completed and installed. The Magnolia post office was similar in design to that in Van Buren, which was constructed in 1936. The exterior structure retains the cast-concrete detailing of airplane propellers (which are also on the post office in Van Buren, Arkansas (Silva, 2011)). The building underwent renovations to convert it to the public library in 1968 (History of the Columbia County Library), and further changed when it was acquired by the Farmer's Bank and Trust...
  • Southern Arkansas University Buildings - Magnolia AR
    "The Cross and Nelson Hall Historic District, located on the campus of Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, Columbia County, is being nominated to the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A for its association with the Public Works Administration’s work in Columbia County, a social works project of the 1930s.  Cross and Nelson Halls were one of two PWA-built projects in Magnolia, and the most intact remaining project constructed by the PWA.  As a result, the buildings best exemplify the PWA’s work in Magnolia during the 1930s.  It is also being nominated under the multiple property listing “An Ambition to...