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

Desha County Arkansas (Vacant / Not In Use) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include McGehee National Guard Armory and Merchants & Farmers Bank, Arkansas City High School, Kemp Cotton Gin Historic District and McGehee Post Office.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Desha County places including Charles L. Thompson, Townsend Construction Co., Louis A. Simon, Missouri-Pacific Railroad, Neal Meleck and Clyde Farrell. Prominent architectural styles found in Desha Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Colonial Revival.

Arkansas City High School (added 1984 - - #84000005)

Robert S. Moore and President Sts. , Arkansas City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Farrell,Clyde

Architectural Style:

Renaissance

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Kemp Cotton Gin Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000491)

Also known as Site # DE0240

Cty.Rd. 227 W. of AR 1 , Rohwer

Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Business, Processing

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Business

McGehee National Guard Armory (added 2006 - - #06000441)

Also known as DE0350

1610 S. First St. , McGehee

Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Townsend Construction Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Military, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Arms Storage

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

McGehee Post Office (added 2010 - - #09001245)

Also known as Site #DE0287

201 N. Second St. , McGehee

Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Meleck, Neal, Simon, Louis A.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Merchants & Farmers Bank (added 1982 - - #82000809)

Waterman and Main Sts. , Dumas

Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Thompson, Charles L.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Research Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Missouri--Pacific Railroad Depot--McGehee (added 1992 - - #92000616)

Also known as DE0058

Railroad St. , McGehee

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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

Pindall, Xenophon Overton, Law Office (added 1999 - - #98000832)

Also known as DE0003

Jct. of Capitol and Kate Adams Sts. , Arkansas City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Professional

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use