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

Desha County Arkansas has 24 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Rohwer Relocation Center Memorial Cemetery, Rohwer Relocation Center Site, Lewis, Jay, House, McGehee National Guard Armory and Merchants & Farmers Bank.

The famous person Claude Reeves McKennon is associated with one of more of the Desha County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Desha County places including Kay Horisawa, Kaneo Fujioka, Edward Durell Stone, Charles L. Thompson, Townsend Construction Co., Thompson & Harding, Robert A. Culpepper, Missouri-Pacific Railroad, Louis A. Simon and Rome Harding. Prominent architectural styles found in Desha Country are Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Classical Revival.

Arkansas City Commercial District (added 1999 - - #99000227)

Also known as DE0301;DE0302;DE0303

Roughly along the jct. of Desoto Ave. and Sprague St. , Arkansas

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Work In Progress

Arkansas City High School (added 1984 - - #84000005)

Robert S. Moore and President Sts. , Arkansas City

Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Farrell,Clyde

Architectural Style:

Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Desha County Courthouse (added 1976 - - #76000403)

Robert S. Moore Ave. , Arkansas City

Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Harding,Rome

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

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

Dickinson--Moore House (added 2011 - - #10001192)

707 Robert S Moore Ave, Arkansas

Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Dumas Commercial Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000446)

Also known as DE0339; DE0340; DE0341; DE0039; DE0318; DE0034; DE0038, DE0163; DE1064; DE0166; DE0342; DE0338; DE0037

South Main St. bet. Choctaw and Waterman Sts. , Dumas

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Clinic, Department Store, Financial Institution, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Business, Organizational, Professional, Specialty Store, Theater

Furr, Hubert & Ionia, House (added 2011 - - #10001197)

702 Desoto Ave., Arkansas City

Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Kemp Cotton Gin Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000491)

Also known as Site # DE0240

Cty.Rd. 227 W. of AR 1 , Rohwer

Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Business, Processing

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Business

Lewis, Jay, House (added 2005 - - #04001501)

Also known as DE0238, Boat House

12 Fairview Dr. , McGehee

Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stone, Edward Durell

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

McGehee City Jail (added 2011 - - #10001149)

SW corner of S First St and Pine St, McGehee

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Law, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

McGehee National Guard Armory (added 2006 - - #06000441)

Also known as DE0350

1610 S. First St. , McGehee

Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Townsend Construction Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Military, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Arms Storage

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

McGehee Post Office (added 2010 - - #09001245)

Also known as Site #DE0287

201 N. Second St. , McGehee

Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Meleck, Neal, Simon, Louis A.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

McKennon--Shea House (added 1993 - - #93000485)

206 Waterman St. , Dumas

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

McKennon, Claude Reeves

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Merchants & Farmers Bank (added 1982 - - #82000809)

Waterman and Main Sts. , Dumas

Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Thompson, Charles L.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Research Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Missouri Pacific Railway Van Noy Eating House (added 2011 - - #10001154)

SE of the Seamans Dr and Railroad St Intersection, McGehee

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Missouri--Pacific Railroad Depot--McGehee (added 1992 - - #92000616)

Also known as DE0058

Railroad St. , McGehee

Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Missouri-Pacific Railroad

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Mound Cemetery (added 2008 - - #07001426)

Also known as Site #DE0002

.5 mi. N. of Arkansas City on Co. Rd. 351 , Arkansas City

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

Parnell--Sharpe House (added 1989 - - #89001594)

302 N. Second St. , McGehee

Valis55, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Sharpe,Buren

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Pindall, Xenophon Overton, Law Office (added 1999 - - #98000832)

Also known as DE0003

Jct. of Capitol and Kate Adams Sts. , Arkansas City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Professional

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Rohwer Relocation Center Memorial Cemetery (added 1992 - - #92001882)

Also known as Nisei Camp Cemetery;See Also:Rohwer Relocation Center

AR 1 , Rohwer

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Asian, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

Rohwer Relocation Center Site (added 1974 - - #74000474)

Also known as Nisei Camp

AR 1 , Rohwer

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Military, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Education, Funerary, Landscape, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Park, School

Temple Meir Chayim (added 1999 - - #99000470)

Also known as DEO305

Jct. of 4th and Holly Sts. , McGehee

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

European, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Thane House (added 1982 - - #82000810)

Levy and First Sts. , Arkansas City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Thompson & Harding

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

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

Trippe Holly Grove Cemetery (added 1999 - - #99000729)

Also known as DE0306, Holly Grove Cemetery

AR 4 or Crooked Bayou Rd., approx. 2 mi. S of McGehee , McGehee

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

Watts, Dr. J. D., House (added 1994 - - #94001460)

205 W. Choctaw , Dumas

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling