The schoolhouse is a single-story wood frame structure, with a side gable roof and a projecting front-gable section, which houses vestibule area for the two-room schoolhouse. The classroom has a sliding wall partition, enabling its conversion into two rooms. It was built c. 1888, replacing an earlier log structure.
An advertisement appears in the Weekly Arkansas Gazette calling for qualified teachers. Teacher Wanted at Powhatan, 1851.pdf
The county had a teacher's association that met at Powhatan in 1906 for professional development. 1
Sources:
1. Daily Arkansas Gazette (Little Rock, Arkansas) · Thu, Dec 20, 1906 · Page 3 powhatan teachers association.pdf
