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

Perry County Arkansas has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cypress Creek Bridge, Bigelow Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Bigelow Rosenwald School, Camp Ouachita Girl Scout Camp Historic District and Fourche LaFave River Bridge.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Perry County places including N.B. Carver, Southwestern Bridge Co., Works Progress Administration, Sanders & Ginnochio Thompson, Samuel L. Smith, Federal Works Agency Public Roads Ad, McEachin & McEachin, Civilian Conservation Corps, Luten Bridge Company and Charlie Ballew. Prominent architectural styles found in Perry Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Early Commercial.

Bigelow Methodist Episcopal Church, South (added 1996 - - #96000353)

Also known as Bigelow Methodist Church;PE 0068

W of Jct. of Volman and Emma Sts. , Bigelow

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Bigelow Rosenwald School (added 2004 - - #04000491)

Also known as Rosewald Community Center, PE0077

Jct. of AR 60 and Bethel AME Rd. , Toad Suck

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education, Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

Camp House (added 2013 - - #13000787)

4684 W. AR 60, Aplin

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Camp Ouachita Girl Scout Camp Historic District (added 1992 - - #90001826)

Area surrounding and N of Lake Sylvia, Ouachita NF , Paron

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Works Progress Administration, Thompson,Sanders & Ginnochio

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture, Social History

Cultural Affiliation:

European

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Cypress Creek Bridge (added 2002 - - #90000537)

Co. Rd. 64, over Cypress Creek , Perry

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Fourche LaFave River Bridge (added 1995 - - #95000643)

Also known as PE0064

AR 7 over Fourche LaFave R. , Nimrod

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Federal Works Agency Public Roads Ad, Luten Bridge Company

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Hawks Schoolhouse (added 2002 - - #01001528)

Co. Rd. 7 , Ava

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Ballew, Charlie

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Hollis CCC Camp Site (added 1996 - - #96001019)

Approximately 4,000 ft. N of jct. of Co. Rd. 4 and AR 7 , Hollis

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Hollis Country Store (added 2002 - - #02001598)

Also known as PE0074, Crains Store

2125 AR 7 S , Hollis

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Furr, William, Gross, Mike

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Outdoor Recreation, Post Office, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store, Street Furniture/Object

Houston Methodist Episcopal Church, South (added 1994 - - #94000494)

Also known as United Methodist Church

AR 60 SW side, near jct. with AR 216 , Houston

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival

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

Perry County Courthouse (added 1976 - - #76000443)

Main and Pine Sts. , Perryville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

Perryville American Legion Building (added 1990 - - #90001377)

Plum and Main Sts. , Perryville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

Perryville Commercial Historic District (added 2012 - - #11001048)

Roughly bounded by AR 10, Magnolia, Main & Plum Sts., Perryville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

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

Sailor, C.L., House (added 1998 - - #98000880)

Also known as PEO073

Wilson St. , Bigelow

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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:

Multiple Dwelling

South Fourche LaFave River Bridge (added 2004 - - #04001044)

Also known as Site #PE0088, Bridge #01720

AR 7 , Hollis

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McEachin & McEachin, Carver, N.B.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Wallace Bridge (added 2008 - - #08000724)

Also known as Nimrod Bridge, #15731, Site #PE0090

Perry Co. Rd. 18 , Nimrod

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Southwestern Bridge Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related