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

Jefferson County Arkansas (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance. Significant places include Lake Dick and Plum Bayou Homesteads, Pine Bluff Commercial Historic District, Pine Bluff Fifth Avenue Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jefferson County places including Charles Thompson. Prominent architectural styles found in Jefferson Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Early Commercial and Late Victorian.

Lake Dick (added 1975 - - #75000394)

4 mi. S of Altheimer off AR 88 , Altheimer

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Pine Bluff Commercial Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000438)

Also known as JE0141; JE0199; JE0201; JE0203-JE0206; JE0213; JE0215;, JE0288; JE0302; JE0303; JE0305; JE0348; JE0390 ... JE0874

Roughly bounded by US 65B, Walnut St., 10th Ave. & S. Alabama St. , Pine Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Thompson, Charles

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, State, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Hotel, Post Office, Professional, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Professional, Specialty Store, Theater

Pine Bluff Fifth Avenue Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000777)

Also known as See Also:Boone-Murphy House;Ferguson House

5th Ave. , Pine Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Pine Bluff Historic District (added 1978 - - #78003487)

Roughly bounded by Barraque, Pine, W. Sixth Ave., and Ash , Pine Bluff

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Plum Bayou Homesteads (added 1975 - - #75000396)

Also known as Wright Plantation

N of Pine Bluff, E of Arkansas River, includes town of Wright and environs , Pine Bluff

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling