Arkansas - Craighead County
Craighead County Arkansas has 19 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Caraway, US Sen. Hattie, Gravesite, Bay Mounds, Craighead County Courthouse, St. Francis River Bridge and Stuck, C.A., and Sons Lumber.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Lawhorn Phase dating back to 1499 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Craighead County historic places including US Sen. Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway, Francis Cherry, William Travis Nash, Berger, Morris and Jr..

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Craighead County places including Elmer A. Stuck, Arkansas Highway & Tranpsortation, Vincennes Bridge Co., Stuck Family, Stuck. Elmer A., Hoggson Brothers, Chicago Bridge & Iron, PWA and Tom German. Prominent architectural styles found in Craighead Country are Classical Revival, Queen Anne and Art Deco.

Bay Mounds (added 1978 - - #78000582)
Also known as Webbgroup Mounds;3CG29
Address Restricted , Bay
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Lawhorn Phase
Period of Significance:
1000-1499 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Bell House (added 1976 - - #76000398)
303 W. Cherry St. , Jonesboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
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
Berger House (added 1996 - - #96001272)
Also known as CG0069
1120 S. Main St. , Jonesboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Berger, Morris, Jr.
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, European
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
Berger-Graham House (added 1985 - - #85003006)
Also known as Berger-Graham-Hampton House
1327 S. Main St. , Jonesboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Caraway, US Sen. Hattie, Gravesite (added 2007 - - #07000976)
Also known as CG0245
Oaklawn Cemetery, 2349 W. Matthews Avenue Lane. , Jonesboro
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
US Sen. Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
Community Center #1 (added 2008 - - #07001422)
Also known as Earl Bell Community Center, Site #CG0246
1212 S. Church St. , Jonesboro
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Sport Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Sport Facility
Craighead County Courthouse (added 1978 - - #78003480)
Court Sq. , Lake City
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Owner:
Local
Craighead County Courthouse (added 1998 - - #98000831)
Also known as CG0043
511 Main St. , Jonesboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stuck, Elmer A.
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
Craighead County Road 513C Bridge (added 1995 - - #95000614)
Also known as CG0033
Co. Rd. 513C over unnamed ditch, approximately 1.5 E of Dixie, just E of jct. of Co. Rds. 513C and 669 , Dixie
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
First National Bank Building (added 2008 - - #07001423)
Also known as Monette State Bank, Old Bank Building; CG0255
207 W. Drew Ave. , Monette
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Economics, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Frierson House (added 1973 - - #73000381)
1112 S. Main St. , Jonesboro
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Cherry,Francis
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Loch Bee Post Office (added 1977 - - #77001598)
Cherry and Madison , Craighead
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Owner:
Private
Mercantile Bank Building (added 2005 - - #04001506)
Also known as CG0223, Jones Trust Company;Craighead County Bank
249 S. Main St. , Jonesboro
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hoggson Brothers
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Economics, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Professional
Monette Water Tower (added 2008 - - #07001424)
Also known as Site #CG0252, Monette Waterworks
SW. corner Jct. of AR 139 & Texie Ave. , Monette
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
PWA, Chicago Bridge & Iron
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Water Works
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Water Works
Nash--Reid--Hill House (added 1994 - - #94000852)
418 W. Matthews Ave. , Jonesboro
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Renaissance
Historic Person:
Nash, William Travis
Significant Year:
1934
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
St. Francis River Bridge (added 1990 - - #90000515)
Also known as Lake City Bridge
AR 18, over the St. Francis River , Lake City
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Vincennes Bridge Co., Arkansas Highway & Tranpsortation
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Stuck, C.A., and Sons Lumber (added 2002 - - #02001597)
215 Union St. , Jonesboro
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stuck Family
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Warehouse
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
West Washington Avenue Historic District (added 1982 - - #82000805)
500-626 W Washington Ave. , Jonesboro
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
German,Tom
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Westbrooke, Edward L., Building (added 2003 - - #02001675)
505 Union St. , Jonesboro
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Professional
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Professional
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