National Register of Historic Places - Arkansas (AR), Calhoun County

Calhoun County Arkansas has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Boone's Mounds and Keller Site, Calhoun County Courthouse, Dunn House and Hampton Cemetery.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Koroa, Coles Creek Culture and Early Caddoan dating back to 500.

The famous person Emma Dunn is associated with one of more of the Calhoun County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Calhoun County places including PWA, Will Black, E.L. Koonce, Frank W. Gibb, Pittsburg-Des Moines Steel Co. and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Prominent architectural styles found in Calhoun Country are Bungalow/Craftsman and Early Commercial.

Boone's Mounds (added 1980 - - #80000774)

Also known as 3CA9

Address Restricted , Calion

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Koroa, Coles Creek Culture

Period of Significance:

1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials, Village Site

Current Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Camp, Unoccupied Land

Calhoun County Courthouse (added 1976 - - #76000390)

Courthouse Sq. , Hampton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Koonce,E.L., Gibb,Frank W.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

Dunn House (added 1976 - - #76000391)

W of Hampton on AR 4 , Hampton

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Dunn,Emma,et al.

Significant Year:

1909

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Hampton Cemetery (added 2009 - - #09000340)

S. of the jct of US 278 W. and 1st St. , Hampton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Art

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

Hampton Masonic Lodge Building (added 2008 - - #08000433)

Also known as Site #CA0060

115 S. 2nd St. , Hampton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Health Care, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Clinic, Department Store, Meeting Hall

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Hampton Waterworks (added 2006 - - #06000909)

Also known as CA0053

Hunt St., W of Lee St. , Hampton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

PWA, Pittsburg-Des Moines Steel Co.

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Water Works

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Water Works

Keller Site (added 1979 - - #79000434)

Also known as Keller Place;3CA13

Address Restricted , Calion

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Coles Creek Culture, Early Caddoan, Koroa

Period of Significance:

1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land

Ouachita River Lock and Dam No. 8 (added 1983 - - #83003458)

Also known as U.S. Lock and Dam No. 8

SE of Calion , Calion

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Commerce, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Water-Related

State Highway 274 Bridge (added 1995 - - #95000610)

Also known as CA0023

AR 274 over Little Cypress Cr. , Thornton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Tinsman School (added 2007 - - #06001265)

Also known as Site#CA0061, Tinsman Communuity Center

SW corner of AR 274 and CR 38 , Tinsman

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall