John H. Johnston Cotton Gin Historic District

Historic district in Arkansas, United States

United States historic place


John H. Johnston Cotton Gin Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district


35°15′1″N 90°42′48″W / 35.25028°N 90.71333°W / 35.25028; -90.71333
Area	2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built	1941 (1941)
Built by	John H. Johnston
Architectural style	Moderne, Plain Traditional
MPS	Cotton and Rice Farm History and Architecture in the Arkansas Delta MPS
NRHP reference No.	05000490^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 1, 2005

The John H. Johnston Cotton Gin Historic District encompasses a historic cotton gin in the small community of Levesque, Arkansas. The main building of the gin was built in 1941, and was built out of reinforced concrete, instead of the more usual steel, owing to a metal shortage in World War II. It has some Moderne styling, with smooth surfaces and rounded corners. The gin also distinctively incorporates a seed storage facility at its rear. Its ancillary structures, which include a shed, privy, and cyclone structure, are wood-framed with metal siding and roofing.^[2]

The gin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "NRHP nomination for John H. Johnston Cotton Gin Historic District" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved November 15, 2014.