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

Lonoke County Arkansas has 32 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 9 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Memphis to Little Rock Road--Brownsville Segment, Toltec Mounds, Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery, Dortch Plantation (Boundary Increase) and Eagle House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Plum Bayou Culture, Coles Creek/Plaquemine, Lower Mississippi and Caddoan dating back to 1999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Lonoke County historic places including W.P. Fletcher, Chester Ashley, Thomas Clark Trimble and William P. Dortch.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lonoke County places including Samson Gray, Charles L. Thompson, Charles Thompson, Thompson and Harding, T.S. Boyd, Rock Island Railroad, H. Ray Burks, Hamm, Charles E., Sr., John Prior and Frank Goodbar. Prominent architectural styles found in Lonoke Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Tudor Revival.

Ashley-Alexander House (added 1976 - - #76000431)

N of Scott , Scott

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Ashley,Chester,et al.

Significant Year:

1910, 1835

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Boyd, Thomas Sloan, House (added 1976 - - #76000430)

Also known as Boyd-Barton House

220 Park Ave. , Lonoke

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Boyd,T.S.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Camp Nelson Confederate Cemetery (added 1996 - - #96000503)

Also known as LN0014

Rye St., approximately 1 mi. NW of jct. of AR 321 and AR 319 , Cabot

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Funerary, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Monument/Marker

Current Function:

Funerary, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Monument/Marker

Carlisle Rock Island Depot (added 1990 - - #90000905)

Jct. of Main St. and Court Ave. , Carlisle

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Rock Island Railroad

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Carver Gymnasium (added 2009 - - #09000741)

Also known as Carver Tiger's Multicultural Center

400 Ferguson St. , Lonoke

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Sport Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Coy Mound Site (added 1995 - - #95001120)

Also known as 3LN20

Address Restricted , Coy

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Plum Bayou Culture

Period of Significance:

1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Ceremonial Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Dortch Plantation (added 1975 - - #75000397)

Also known as William P. Dortch House;Marlsgate;See Also:Dortch Plantation

NE of Scott off AR 130 at Bearskin Lake , Scott

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Thompson,Charles L.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Dortch,William P.

Significant Year:

1904

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Dortch Plantation (Boundary Increase) (added 1979 - - #79003777)

Also known as See Also:Marlsgate

NE of Scott off AR 130 at Bearskin Lake , Scott

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Conservation Area, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Conservation Area, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Eagle House (added 1982 - - #82000858)

217 Ash St. , Lonoke

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Thompson,Charles

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

Eagle, Joe P., and D. R. Boone Building (added 1994 - - #94001462)

Also known as LN 0071

105--107 W. Front St. , Lonoke

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Thompson, Charles L.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Professional, Specialty Store

First Christian Church (added 1997 - - #97000748)

Also known as LN 0116

Jct. of 2nd and Depot Sts. , Lonoke

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Goodbar, Frank, Hamm, Charles E., Sr.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

First Presbyterian Church (added 2004 - - #04001037)

Also known as LN0117

304 S. Center St. , Lonoke

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Fletcher, W. P., House (added 1990 - - #90001373)

604 W. Fourth St. , Lonoke

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Fletcher,W.P.

Significant Year:

1903

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Keo Commercial Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000355)

Main & Fleming Sts., AR 232, Keo

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Lonoke Confederate Monument (added 1996 - - #96000508)

Also known as LN0105S

Courthouse Lawn, near jct. of 3rd and Center Sts. , Lonoke

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

Lonoke County Courthouse (added 1982 - - #82002121)

N. Center St. , Lonoke

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Burks,H. Ray

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

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

Lonoke Downtown Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000528)

Also known as See Also:Eagle,Joe P.,Building;Boone,D. R.,Building;Lonoke C

Jct. of Front and Center Sts. , Lonoke

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Italianate, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Specialty Store

Memphis to Little Rock Road--Bayou Two Prairie Segment (added 2006 - - #06000836)

Also known as LN0182

Address Restricted , Brownsville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Military, Native American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Memphis to Little Rock Road--Brownsville Segment (added 2003 - - #03000954)

Also known as LN0141

Address Restricted , Brownsville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Military, Native American

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Rock Island Depot (added 1984 - - #84000006)

Also known as Lonoke Depot

U.S. 70 and Center St. , Lonoke

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Sears House (added 1992 - - #92000952)

SE of jct. of AR 38 and AR 319 , Austin

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Shull House (added 1982 - - #82000859)

418 Park , Lonoke

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Thompson and 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

St. Louis Southwest Railway (Cotton Belt Route) Depot (added 2008 - - #03001459)

Main St. (AR 31) , Coy

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

St. Louis Southwestern Railway

Architectural Style:

Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Toltec Mounds (added 1973 - - #73000382)

Also known as Knapp Mounds;Toltec Mounds Site

Address Restricted , Scott

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Coles Creek/Plaquemine, Lower Mississippi, Caddoan

Period of Significance:

1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1500-1999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-1499 BC

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Ceremonial Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Trimble House (added 1982 - - #82000860)

518 Center St. , Lonoke

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Thompson,Charles L.

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

Trimble--McCrary House (added 2004 - - #04001038)

Also known as Oak Villa; Oakdene, Site#LN0028

516 Jefferson , Lonoke

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Trimble, Thomas Clark

Significant Year:

1897, 1940, 1885

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

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

US 70, Union Valley Segment (added 2004 - - #04001040)

Also known as Hwy A-1, LN0148-LN0151

N and S of US 70 form the S28/S29 boundary lin R9W W to S26/S27 boundary line R10W , Union Valley

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Utley, Dr. E.F., House (added 1998 - - #98000623)

Also known as LN0118

401 W. Pine St. , Cabot

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

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

Walls Farm Barn and Corn Crib (added 1995 - - #95001379)

AR 31 N of Tomberlin , Tomberlin

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Walls House (added 1982 - - #82000861)

Also known as McCrary House

406 Jefferson St. , Lonoke

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Thompson,Charles L.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, 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

Wheat House (added 1982 - - #82000862)

600 Center St. , Lonoke

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Thompson,Charles L.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

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

Woodlawn School Building (added 1993 - - #93000086)

NW of jct. of Bizzell Rd. and AR 31 , Woodlawn

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Prior,John

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall