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

Franklin County Arkansas has 23 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Johnson County Line-Ozark-Crawford County Line Road, Altus Segment, Mulberry River Bridge and Wiederkehr Wine Cellar, Altus Well Shed--Gazebo and Bristow Hotel.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Franklin County places including Lakeside Bridge & Steel Co., John Wiederkehr, Missouri-Pacific Railroad, CCC, et al Frieze. J., Inc. McEachin & McEachin, Frank Gibbs, Taylor, Ed,, J. Friese and Claude Talley. Prominent architectural styles found in Franklin Country are Early Commercial, Italianate and Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements.

Altus Well Shed--Gazebo (added 1996 - - #96001005)

Also known as FR 0144

Jct. of N. Franklin and E. Main Sts., NW corner , Altus

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Street Furniture/Object

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Street Furniture/Object

Bristow Hotel (added 1999 - - #99000225)

Also known as FR0028

112 S. 2nd St. , Ozark

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Friese, J.

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Restaurant

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Professional

Center Cross School (added 1992 - - #92001351)

Also known as FR0066

Co. Rd. 95, W of Altus , Altus

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Charleston Commercial Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000462)

Also known as FR0010,FR0215-FR0236,FR0239

Main St. roughly from AR 217 to Tilden St. , Charleston

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Specialty Store

First Methodist Episcopal Church, South (added 1992 - - #92001154)

Also known as First United Methodist Church

503 W. Commercial St. , Ozark

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Klingensmith,A.

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic 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

Franklin County Courthouse (added 1995 - - #95001123)

Also known as FR 0020

211 W. Commercial St. , Ozark

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Shelton, T. Ewing, Gibb, Frank

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

Franklin County Courthouse, Southern District (added 1976 - - #76000407)

AR 22 , Charleston

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gibb,Frank W.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

Franklin County Jail (added 1982 - - #82002114)

Also known as Yates,Mckenzie & Yates, P.A. Law Office

3rd and River Sts. , Ozark

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Talley,Claude

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Professional

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Correctional Facility

German--American Bank (added 1990 - - #90001448)

Jct. of Franklin and Main Sts. , Altus

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Gray Spring Recreation Area--Forest Service Road 1003 Historic District (added 1995 - - #94001616)

Forest Service Rd. 1003, Ozark--St. Francis NF , Cass

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

CCC

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related

Johnson County Line-Ozark-Crawford County Line Road, Altus Segment (added 2010 - - #10000033)

Also known as Highway A-1;AAS Site #3FR561, Sites #FR0240-FR0241

Connector Rd. between Robin Way and Pierce Rd. , Altus

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Euro-American

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

Missouri--Pacific Depot--Altus (added 1992 - - #92000597)

Also known as FR0003

AR 64 , Altus

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Specialty Store

Missouri--Pacific Depot--Ozark (added 1992 - - #92000598)

Also known as FR0025

S of jct. of River and First Sts. , Ozark

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Missouri-Pacific Railroad

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Mulberry River Bridge (added 2007 - - #06001272)

Also known as AHTD #13091, FR 0194

Cty Rd. 67 , Pleasant Hill

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lakeside Bridge & Steel Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Mulberry River Bridge (added 2007 - - #06001275)

Also known as AHTD #01789, FR0192

AR 23 , Turner's Bend

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McEachin & McEachin, Inc.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

O'Kane--Jacobs House (added 1991 - - #91000585)

Rossville Rd. , Altus

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

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

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church (added 1976 - - #76000406)

Also known as St. Mary's Church

N of Altus , Altus

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Ozark Courthouse Square Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001599)

Roughly W. Commercial, W. Main, 2nd and 3rd St., Courthouse Sq. , Ozark

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gibbs, Frank, Frieze. J., et al

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Shelton--Rich Farmstead (added 1989 - - #89001423)

Address Restricted , Webb City

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

Anglo-American

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Fishing Facility Or Site, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Singleton Family Cemetery (added 2005 - - #05001074)

Also known as FR0204

AR 22 , Charelston

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

The Cabins (added 2000 - - #77000253)

Also known as Ozark Bible College and Institute

W of Ozark on AR 219 , Ozark

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Education

Whitman, Merle, Tourist Cabin (added 2006 - - #06000980)

Also known as FR0162

200 N. Bell St. , Ozark

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Taylor, Ed,, Langford, Sam

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Wiederkehr Wine Cellar (added 1977 - - #77000252)

Also known as Wiederkehr Wein Keller Restaurant

N of Altus at St. Mary's Mountain , Altus

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wiederkehr,John

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Restaurant

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Restaurant