Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanatorium Historic District

East end of AR 116 S, Booneville, Arkansas. County/parish: Logan.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 05, 2006. NRIS 06000414.

61 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 5 contributing structures. 1 contributing object.

Also known as:

  • Booneville Human Development Center
  • Sites LO0117-LO0167 and LO0169-LO0194

From Wikipedia:

Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanatorium Historic District

The Arkansas Tuberculosis Sanatorium Historic District is a United States Historic District south of Booneville, Arkansas that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in October 2006. The district encompasses the former relocation center for Arkansans diagnosed with tuberculosis and an administration building built in the Art Deco style in 1909. It is one of the largest and best-preserved surviving complexes of its type in the country.

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