Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Arkansas - Hempstead County
Hempstead County Arkansas has 37 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Clinton, Bill, Birthplace, Confederate State Capitol, Goodlett Gin, Southwestern Proving Ground Airport Historic District and Washington Historic District.

Learn about the many famous people who are associated with these Hempstead County historic places including William Jefferson Clinton, Steve Carrigan Jr., K.G. McRae, Gen. Grandison D. Royston and Mabel Ethridge.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Hempstead County places including Tillman L. Patterson, Dr. H. J. S. Garrett, Cap. Dave Goodlett, Charles L. Thompson, Thompson and Harding, Rosebrough Sons Stoneworks, Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendorf, W.E. Construction Co. Callahan, James Knox Taylor and Tony Hill. Prominent architectural styles found in Hempstead Country are Greek Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Prairie School.

Brundidge Building (added 1990 - #90000431)
Also known as Scott's Department Store
W. Second St. , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Carrigan House (added 2008 - #78000591)
704 W. Avenue B , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ambler,Clint
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Carrigan,Steve,Jr.
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Clinton, Bill, Birthplace (added 1994 - #94000472)
117 S. Hervey St. , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Clinton, William Jefferson
Significant Year:
1946
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
REMOVED
Columbus Presbyterian Church (added 1982 - #82000823)
AR 73 , Columbus
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Confederate State Capitol (added 1972 - #72000203)
Also known as The Hempstead County Courthouse
Main St. , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Patterson,Tillman L.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Government, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Capitol, Clubhouse, Courthouse, Courthouse, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Dooley's Ferry Fortifications Historic District (added 2004 - #04001031)
Also known as HE0805; HE0806, HE0802; HE0803
Address Restricted , Spring Hill
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification
Current Function:
Funerary, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
Ethridge House (added 1993 - #93001259)
511 N. Main St. , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Ethridge, Mabel
Significant Year:
1912
Area of Significance:
Education
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
First Presbyterian Church (added 2024 - #100009766)
701 South Main Street, Hope
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Area of Significance:
Architecture
Foster House (added 1991 - #91000683)
420 S. Spruce St. , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Witt,Siebert and Halsey
Architectural Style:
Other, Bungalow/Craftsman, Prairie School
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
REMOVED
Foster House (added 1982 - #82000825)
303 N. Hervey St. , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thompson,Charles L.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
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
Goodlett Gin (added 1975 - #75000387)
799 Franklin St. , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Goodlett,Cap. Dave
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Greening, E. S., House (added 1987 - #87001147)
707 E. Division St. , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Crosnoe,Tom
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
Hempstead County Courthouse (added 1994 - #94000442)
NW corner of 5th and Washington Sts. , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Edwards, B. W., McAninch and Anderson
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
Hope Girl Scout Little House (added 2015 - #14001199)
Hope, Hope
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1974 AD
Hope Historic Commercial District (added 1995 - #95000905)
Also known as See Also:Missouri-Pacific RR Depot;Brundidge Building
Roughly bounded by the Union Pacific RR tracks, Louisiana St., 3rd St. and Walnut St. , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Witt, Siebert & Co., Taylor, James Knox
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Renaissance, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Hotel, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
REMOVED
Jacques, Dr. Thomas S., House (added 1989 - #89001940)
NW of McCaskill , McCaskill
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
McRae House (added 1982 - #82000826)
1113 E. 3rd St. , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thompson and Harding
Architectural Style:
Prairie School
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
McRae, K. G., House (added 2000 - #76000413)
3rd and Edgewood Sts. , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
McRae,K.G.
Significant Year:
1910
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
Missouri--Pacific Railroad Depot--Hope (added 1992 - #92000610)
Also known as HE0398
N of jct. of E. Division and Main Sts. , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, 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:
Vacant/Not In Use
Mounds Cemetery (added 2013 - #13000350)
Address Restricted, Columbus
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
North Elm Street Historic District (added 1995 - #95000904)
Also known as See Also:Foster House;Ward-Jackson House;Bill Clinton Birthp
Roughly bounded by the Union Pacific RR tracks, Hervey St., G Ave. and Hazel St. , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Prairie School, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
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
North Washington Street Historic District (added 1995 - #95000903)
Along N. Washington St., between B and E Sts., E side , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Architecture
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
Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church (added 2003 - #03000463)
Also known as HE0360
Cty Rd. 16 , Blevins
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black, Religion
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, Secondary Structure
REMOVED
Ozan Methodist Church (added 1999 - #82000827)
Mulberry St. , Ozan
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Royston, Grandison D., House (added 1971 - #71000124)
Alexander St., SW of Columbus St. , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Royston,Gen. Grandison D.
Significant Year:
1830
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Museum
REMOVED
Ruggles, Nesburt T., House (added 1994 - #94001463)
AR 32 E side, SE of Shover Springs , Shover Springs
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ruggles, Nesburt T.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Saint Paul Methodist Church Cemetery. Historic Section (added 2024 - #100010871)
6517 US Highway 278, Ozan
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Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Southwestern Proving Ground Airport Historic District (added 1999 - #99000230)
Also known as HE0783
Hope Municipal Airport, Airport Rd. , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Military Facility
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Air-Related
Southwestern Proving Ground Building #129 (added 2008 - #08000953)
Also known as Smokeless Powder Magazine/Site No.HE0753
195 Hempstead Co. Rd. 279 , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bergendorff, Howard, Needles, Tammen and
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Southwestern Proving Ground Building No. 129 (added 2009 - #08001373)
Also known as Smokeless Powder Magazine
195 Hempstead Co. Rd. 279 , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendorf
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Southwestern Proving Ground Building No. 4 (added 2009 - #08001339)
Also known as Gun Shelter (stockade), Site #HE0755
259 Hempstead Co. Rd. 279 , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Callahan, W.E. Construction Co., Howard,Needles,Tammen & Bergendorff
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility
Southwestern Proving Ground Building No. 5 (added 2010 - #09001247)
Also known as Fixed Ammunition Magazine, Site #HE0754
259 Hempstead Co. Rd. 279 , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Callahan, W.E. Construction Co., Howard, Needles, Tammen & Bergendorf
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Military, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Storage
Southwestern Proving Ground Officers Quarters Historic District (added 2008 - #08000437)
Also known as Oakhaven Historic District, Sites #HE0192, HE0384, HE0721-HE737, HE850
359-383 Oakhaven , Oakhaven
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related, Single Dwelling
St. Mark's Episcopal Church (added 1976 - #76000414)
3rd and Elm Sts. , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
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
Ward--Jackson House (added 1989 - #89001421)
122 N. Louisiana , Hope
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Washington Confederate Monument (added 1996 - #96001410)
Also known as HE0719
AR 4, NW of jct. with AR 32 , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Washington Historic District (added 1972 - #72000204)
Boundaries correspond to original 1824 plat of city , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Military
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
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