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

Craighead County Arkansas has 19 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Caraway, US Sen. Hattie, Gravesite, Bay Mounds, Craighead County Courthouse, St. Francis River Bridge and Stuck, C.A., and Sons Lumber.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Lawhorn Phase dating back to 1499 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Craighead County historic places including US Sen. Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway, Francis Cherry, William Travis Nash, Berger, Morris and Jr..

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Craighead County places including Elmer A. Stuck, Arkansas Highway & Tranpsortation, Vincennes Bridge Co., Stuck Family, Stuck. Elmer A., Hoggson Brothers, Chicago Bridge & Iron, PWA and Tom German. Prominent architectural styles found in Craighead Country are Classical Revival, Queen Anne and Art Deco.

Bay Mounds (added 1978 - - #78000582)

Also known as Webbgroup Mounds;3CG29

Address Restricted , Bay

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Lawhorn Phase

Period of Significance:

1000-1499 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Bell House (added 1976 - - #76000398)

303 W. Cherry St. , Jonesboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Berger House (added 1996 - - #96001272)

Also known as CG0069

1120 S. Main St. , Jonesboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Berger, Morris, Jr.

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture, European

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Berger-Graham House (added 1985 - - #85003006)

Also known as Berger-Graham-Hampton House

1327 S. Main St. , Jonesboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Romanesque, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Caraway, US Sen. Hattie, Gravesite (added 2007 - - #07000976)

Also known as CG0245

Oaklawn Cemetery, 2349 W. Matthews Avenue Lane. , Jonesboro

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

US Sen. Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

Community Center #1 (added 2008 - - #07001422)

Also known as Earl Bell Community Center, Site #CG0246

1212 S. Church St. , Jonesboro

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Sport Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Sport Facility

Craighead County Courthouse (added 1998 - - #98000831)

Also known as CG0043

511 Main St. , Jonesboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stuck, Elmer A.

Architectural Style:

Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

Craighead County Road 513C Bridge (added 1995 - - #95000614)

Also known as CG0033

Co. Rd. 513C over unnamed ditch, approximately 1.5 E of Dixie, just E of jct. of Co. Rds. 513C and 669 , Dixie

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

First National Bank Building (added 2008 - - #07001423)

Also known as Monette State Bank, Old Bank Building; CG0255

207 W. Drew Ave. , Monette

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Economics, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution

Current Function:

Work In Progress

Frierson House (added 1973 - - #73000381)

1112 S. Main St. , Jonesboro

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Cherry,Francis

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Mercantile Bank Building (added 2005 - - #04001506)

Also known as CG0223, Jones Trust Company;Craighead County Bank

249 S. Main St. , Jonesboro

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hoggson Brothers

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Economics, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Professional

Monette Water Tower (added 2008 - - #07001424)

Also known as Site #CG0252, Monette Waterworks

SW. corner Jct. of AR 139 & Texie Ave. , Monette

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

PWA, Chicago Bridge & Iron

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Water Works

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Water Works

Nash--Reid--Hill House (added 1994 - - #94000852)

418 W. Matthews Ave. , Jonesboro

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Renaissance

Historic Person:

Nash, William Travis

Significant Year:

1934

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

St. Francis River Bridge (added 1990 - - #90000515)

Also known as Lake City Bridge

AR 18, over the St. Francis River , Lake City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Vincennes Bridge Co., Arkansas Highway & Tranpsortation

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Stuck, C.A., and Sons Lumber (added 2002 - - #02001597)

215 Union St. , Jonesboro

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stuck Family

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Warehouse

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

West Washington Avenue Historic District (added 1982 - - #82000805)

500-626 W Washington Ave. , Jonesboro

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

German,Tom

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Westbrooke, Edward L., Building (added 2003 - - #02001675)

505 Union St. , Jonesboro

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Professional

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Professional