Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Arkansas - Polk County
Polk County Arkansas has 33 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Buckeye Vista Overlook, Ebenezer Monument, Mountain Fork Bridge, State Line Marker and Sugar Creek Vista Overlook.

Several famous people are associated with these Polk County historic places including Arthur Hicks Scoggins and Judge Benjamin Shaver.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Polk County places including Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S. Army Engineers, Gallagher.Rev. A.P., Carlos Hill, Phil Lance, Haralson & Mott, James Wetmore, Derwood F. Kyle, T.C. Horstman and William Shelton. Prominent architectural styles found in Polk Country are Classical Revival, Art Deco and Colonial Revival.

Bard Springs Bathhouse (added 1993 - - #93001073)
Also known as PL 0091
FS Rd. 106 NW of Athens, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF , Athens
Valis55, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Health Care, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Resort
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Bard Springs Dam No. 1 (added 1993 - - #93001074)
Also known as PL 0090A
FS Rd. 106 NW of Athens, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF , Athens
Jerry Turner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Health Care, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Resort, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Health Care, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Resort, Sport Facility
Bard Springs Dam No. 2 (added 1993 - - #93001075)
Also known as PL 0090B
FS Rd. 106 NW of Athens, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF , Athens
Valis55, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Health Care, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Resort, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Health Care, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Resort, Sport Facility
Bard Springs Picnic Shelter (added 1993 - - #93001076)
Also known as PL 0092
FS Rd. 106 NW of Athens, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF , Athens
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Bee Mountain Fire Tower (added 2005 - - #93001078)
Also known as PL 0098
FS Rd. 30 NE of Vandervoort, Ouachita NF , Vandervoort
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Other
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Bogg Springs Hotel (added 1993 - - #93001023)
AR 84 , Bogg Springs
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Health/Medicine, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Buckeye Vista Overlook (added 2007 - - #07000204)
Also known as PL0112
Forest Service Rd. 38 , Athens
Valis55, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps
Area of Significance:
Social History, Conservation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Ebenezer Monument (added 1992 - - #91000689)
Jct. of 9th and Church Sts. , Mena
Lshufelbergerer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Elks Lodge (added 1998 - - #98000616)
Also known as PLO029
500 Mena St. , Mena
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Health Care, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Education
Current Sub-function:
Library, Professional, Specialty Store
Foster, C. E., House (added 1993 - - #93000084)
Also known as Wonder House
AR 88 N. side, W of jct. with AR 272 , Mena
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lance,Phil, Hill,Carlos
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Secondary Structure
Janssen Park (added 1979 - - #79000448)
Off AR 8 , Mena
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Mena Commercial Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000321)
Also known as PL0061,PL0063-0064,PL0105,PL0117-0118,PL0120-0122,PL0101-132, PL0281-PL0282,PL0010,PL0029-PL0030,PL0034-PL0042,PL0044-0052
Mena St. between Port Arthur and Gillham Ave., Sherwood Ave. between Mena and DeQueen St., and US 71 S. between Mena , Mena
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Social, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Post Office, Rail-Related, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, City Hall, Specialty Store, Theater
Mena Kansas City--Southern Depot (added 1991 - - #91000685)
W of jct. of Pickering Ave. and Mena St. , Mena
Andy king50, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Horstman,T.C.
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Mountain Fork Bridge (added 1990 - - #90000540)
Co. Rd. 38, over Mountain Fork Creek , Mena
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
National Guard Armory (added 1991 - - #91000682)
Jct. of DeQueen and Maple Sts. , Mena
Lshufelbergerer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kyle,Derwood F.
Architectural Style:
Other, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Sport Facility
Old Post Office (added 1991 - - #91000686)
Also known as Mena City Hall
520 N. Mena St. , Mena
Turnerje, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wetmore,James
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall
Polk County Courthouse (added 1992 - - #92001618)
Jct. of Church Ave. and DeQueen St., NE corner , Mena
Lshufelbergerer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Public Works Administration, Haralson & Mott
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
Queen Wilhelmina State Park (added 1975 - - #75002177)
Queen Wilhelmina State Park , Mena
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Owner:
State
Queen Wilhemina Lodge Site (added 1977 - - #77001603)
Off US 59 , Mena
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Owner:
State
Scoggin House (added 2002 - - #78000616)
1215 Port Arthur Ave. , Mena
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Historic Person:
Scoggins,Arthur Hicks
Significant Year:
1911
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Shady Lake Bathhouse (added 1993 - - #93001097)
Also known as PL 0102
Co. Rd. 64, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF , Athens
Valis55, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Shady Lake CCC Bridge #1 (added 2010 - - #10000841)
Forest Service Road 38 over the South Fork of the Saline River, Athens
Jerry Turner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Shady Lake CCC Bridge #2 (added 2010 - - #10000842)
Shady Lake Campground loop road over the East Fork of the Saline River, Athens
Jerry Turner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Shady Lake Caretaker's House (added 1993 - - #93001098)
Also known as PL 0101
FS Rd. 38, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF , Athens
Valis55, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
Shady Lake Dam (added 1993 - - #93001099)
Also known as PL 0103
Co. Rd. 64, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF , Athens
Jerry Turner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Shady Lake Picnic Pavilion (added 1993 - - #93001100)
Also known as PL 0100
FS Rd. 38, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF , Athens
Jerry Turner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Shady Lake Recreation Area Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000480)
Athens, Athens
Jerry Turner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Other
Period of Significance:
1925-1949 AD
Shaver, Judge Benjamin, House (added 1979 - - #79003431)
Also known as Old Redman Hospital
501 12th St. , Mena
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Shaver,Judge Benjamin,et al.
Significant Year:
1896
Area of Significance:
Law, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Commerce, Social History
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
St. Agnes Catholic Church (added 1991 - - #91000696)
Jct. of 8th and Walnut Sts. , Mena
Lshufelbergerer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gallagher.Rev. A.P.
Architectural Style:
Other, Mission/Spanish 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
State Line Marker (added 1976 - - #76000448)
17 mi. NW of Mena on AR 88 , Mena
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Law, Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
Studebaker Showroom (added 2000 - - #00000636)
Also known as PL0150
519 Port Arthur , Mena
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Sugar Creek Vista Overlook (added 2007 - - #07000205)
Also known as PL0113
Forest Service Rd. 38 , Athens
Jerry Turner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps
Area of Significance:
Social History, Conservation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Tall Peak Fire Tower (added 1993 - - #93001077)
Also known as PL 0099
FS Rd. 38A NW of Athens, Caney Cr. Wildlife Management Area, Ouachita NF , Athens
SuperCockroach, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Other
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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