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

Garland County Arkansas (Historic Districts) has 23 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bathhouse Row, Couchwood, Fordyce--Ricks House Historic District and Hot Springs Central Avenue Historic District and Bellaire Court Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Garland County historic places including Gen. Earl T. Ricks and Samuel Fordyce.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Garland County places including Dionicio Rodriguez, George Mann, John Lawrence Mauran, Civilian Conservation Corps, Theo et al. Sanders, Sanders & Ginocchio, A.I. Albinson, Irven D. McDaniel, John L. Webb and Eugene John Stern. Prominent architectural styles found in Garland Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival and Greek Revival.

Bathhouse Row (added 1974 - - #74000275)

Central Ave. between Reserve and Fountain Sts., in Hot Springs National Park , Hot Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Mann,George

Architectural Style:

Other, Classical Revival, Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Resort

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Health Care, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park, Resort

Bellaire Court Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000007)

Also known as Bellaire Apartments

637 Park Ave. , Hot Springs

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

CCC Company 3767 Powder Magazine Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000200)

Also known as GA0149, GA0148

K59P Rd. N of Forest Service Rd. 11 (Gladstone Rd.) , Jessieville

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Civilian Conservation Corps

Area of Significance:

Social History, Conservation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Public Works

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Camp Clearfork Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001079)

Also known as GA 0084-GA 0097

S of US 270, W of Crystal Springs, Ouachita NF , Crystal Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Civilian Conservation Corps

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Outdoor Recreation

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Camp, Outdoor Recreation

Cottage Courts Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000005)

Also known as Cottage Motel

603 Park Ave. , Hot Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

Couchwood (added 1986 - - #86003582)

Address Restricted , Shorewood Hills

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Rodriguez,Dionicio

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Art, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Park

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Fordyce--Ricks House Historic District (added 2003 - - #03001098)

Also known as Site # GA0487, The Cabin

1501 Park Ave. , Hot Springs

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Mauran, John Lawrence

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Fordyce, Samuel, Ricks, Gen. Earl T.

Significant Year:

1904, 1909, 1937

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Transportation, Politics/Government, Military

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object

Forest Service Headquarters Historic District (added 1993 - - #93001089)

Also known as GA 0072-GA 0077

S of jct. of Winona and Indiana Sts. , Hot Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Government Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Government Office

Hot Springs Central Avenue Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001370)

Also known as See Also:Arlington Hotel;Wade Clinic;Medical Arts Building

Central Ave., from Prospect to Park Sts. , Hot Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Specialty Store

Hot Springs Central Avenue Historic District (Boundary Decrease) (added 2019 - - #100004164)

Central Ave., from Prospect to Park Sts., Hot Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mann, George, Stern, Eugene John, Sanders, Theo et al., Multiple

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, International, Other

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1886-1969 AD, 1875-1949 AD

Hot Springs Central Avenue Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2007 - - #07000957)

101 Park Ave. , Hot Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Sanders & Ginocchio

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, International Style

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Resort

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Hot Springs Railroad Warehouse Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000526)

401--439 Broadway , Hot Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store, Warehouse

Humphrey's Dairy Farm (added 2012 - - #12000275)

1675 Shady Grove Rd., Hot Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Klein, George, Tourist Court Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000480)

Also known as Green Elf Court

501 Morrison St. , Hot Springs

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

Lynwood Tourist Court Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000010)

Also known as Lynwood Motel, Site # GA0618

857 Park Ave. , Hot Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel

Mountainaire Hotel Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000013)

Also known as Sites # GA0713 - GA0714

1100 Park Ave. , Hot Springs

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Albinson, A.I.

Architectural Style:

Moderne

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Ouachita Avenue Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000690)

Bounded by Ouachita Ave., Orange St., Central Ave. & Olive St., Hot Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Parkway Courts Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000009)

Also known as Site # GA0617, Budget Inn

815 Park Ave. , Hot Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Multiple Dwelling

Perry Plaza Court Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000012)

Also known as Site # GA0621, Perry Plaza Motel

1007 Park Ave. , Hot Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McDaniel, Irven D.

Architectural Style:

International Style

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling

Pleasant Street Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000532)

Also known as John L. Webb Neighborhood Historic District

Roughly bounded by Malvern Av., Pleasant, Church, Gulpha, Garden, Grove and Kirk Sts. , Hot Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Webb, John L.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Black, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Quapaw--Prospect Historic District (added 2002 - - #99000821)

Also known as GA0154--GA0472

Roughly bounded by Quapaw and Prospect Aves. , Hot Springs

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Health Care, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Hospital, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Taylor Rosamond Motel Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000497)

316 Park Ave. , Hot Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Secondary Structure

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Secondary Structure

Whittington Park Historic District (added 2012 - - #12001055)

Whittington Ave. & Sabie St. between Water & Woodfin Sts., Hot Springs

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Black, Social History

Period of Significance:

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