Arkansas - 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
Richard apple, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Richard apple, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Richard apple, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
US National Archives bot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Richard apple, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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