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

Hempstead County Arkansas (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Southwestern Proving Ground Airport Historic District, Washington Historic District, Dooley's Ferry Fortifications Historic District and Southwestern Proving Ground Officers Quarters Historic District and Hope Historic Commercial District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Hempstead County places including James Knox Taylor and Siebert & Co. Witt. Prominent architectural styles found in Hempstead Country are Colonial Revival, Prairie School and Art Deco.

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

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

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

Valis55, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

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 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

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