Historic Districts
Arkansas - Saline County
Saline County Arkansas has 22 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Gann Building and Saline River Bridge, Benton Commercial Historic District, Clary, J. W. and Ann Lowe, House and Gann House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Caddoan dating back to 1000.

Several famous people are associated with these Saline County historic places including Dr. Dewell Gann Jr., James Henry Shoppach and Andrew Hunter.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Saline County places including Arkansas General Construction Co., Arkansas Highway & Transportation, Frank Ginocchio, Charles L. Thompson, Edwin Cromwell, John S. Odum, Missouri-Pacific Railroad, Pittsburgh Reduction Co., Edwin B. Cromwell and Walter Overhault. Prominent architectural styles found in Saline Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Early Commercial and Greek Revival.

Benton Commercial Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000706)
Portions of 100 and 200 blocks of N. Main, N. Market, N. East, W. South, and Sevier St. , Benton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cromwell, Edwin, Ginocchio, Frank
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Archeology
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Financial Institution, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Mortuary, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Mortuary, Specialty Store, Theater
Buffington, Dr. T.E., House (added 2014 - - #14000250)
Benton, Benton
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Clary, J. W. and Ann Lowe, House (added 1993 - - #93000053)
305 N. East St. , Benton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Gan Row Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000106)
Bounded by Pine, Market, Maple and S. Main Sts. , Benton
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Gann Building (added 1975 - - #75000415)
Also known as Gann Memorial Library;Bauxite Building
218 S. Market St. , Benton
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Gann,Dr. Dewell,Jr.
Significant Year:
1893
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Invention, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Professional
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Gann House (added 1976 - - #76000464)
S. Market St. , Benton
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Gann,Dr. Dewell,Jr.
Significant Year:
1895
Area of Significance:
Science, Invention, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Hester--Lenz House (added 2004 - - #04000002)
Also known as Oscar F. Lenz House; Lenggenhager House, Site # SA0046
905 AR 5 N , Benton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lenggenhager, Joseph and Salome, Hester, James
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Hughes Mound Site (3SA11) (added 1985 - - #85003134)
Also known as 3SA11
Address Restricted , Benton
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Caddoan
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Hunter, Andrew, House (added 1976 - - #76000466)
Also known as Hunter-Dearborn House
W of Bryant on AR 5 , Bryant
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Hunter,Andrew
Significant Year:
1870
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Education, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Hyten, Charles "Bullet" Dean, House (added 2012 - - #12000804)
211 Main St., Benton
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Hyten, Charles "Bullet" Dean
Area of Significance:
Art
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Independent Order of Odd Fellows Building (added 2004 - - #04000509)
Also known as SA0136
123-125 North Market , Benton
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Business
Missouri--Pacific Railroad Depot--Benton (added 1999 - - #92000602)
Also known as SA0039
Adjacent to jct. of S. East and E. Hazel Sts. , Benton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Architectural Style:
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:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
North Fork Saline River Bridge (added 1995 - - #95000642)
Also known as SA0057
AR 9 over the Saline R. , Paron
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
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
Old Benton--Sardis Road Bridge (added 2007 - - #06001274)
Also known as Site #SA0153
N of AR 183, approx 1.25 mi. E of Pine Haven Rd. , Bauxite
Valis55, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Old River Bridge (added 1977 - - #77000277)
SW of Benton at River Rd. and Saline River , Benton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Pleasant Hill Methodist Church (added 1991 - - #91000684)
Jct. of Lawson and Lake Norrell Rds. , Pleasant Hill
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Overhault,Walter
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Royal Theatre (added 2003 - - #03000955)
Also known as SA0129
111 S. Market St. , Benton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cromwell, Edwin B., Ginocchio, Frank
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Theater
Rucker House (added 1988 - - #88000744)
Also known as Caretaker's House
AR 183 and Gibbons Rd. , Bauxite
Valis55, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
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
Saline County Courthouse (added 1976 - - #76000465)
Courthouse Sq. , Benton
Lazyhawk, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thompson,Charles L.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
Saline River Bridge (added 2002 - - #90000529)
Co. Hwy. 365, over the Saline River , Benton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Arkansas General Construction Co., Arkansas Highway & Transportation
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Shoppach House (added 1975 - - #75000416)
508 N. Main St. , Benton
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Shoppach,James Henry
Significant Year:
1852
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, European, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Other
Walton, Dr. James Wyatt, House (added 1977 - - #77000276)
Also known as Walton House
301 W. Sevier , Benton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Odum,John S., Thompson,Charles L.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
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
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