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

Poinsett County Arkansas (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance. Significant places include Marked Tree Lock and Siphons and Tyronza Commercial Historic District, Harrisburg Commercial Historic District, Highway A-7, Bridges Historic District and Lepanto Commercial Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Poinsett County places including US Army Corps of Engineers, H.A. Lesmeister, V.W. Clanton, Mitchell Selligman, Riherd, Leslie and Rev.. Prominent architectural styles found in Poinsett Country are Early Commercial, Classical Revival and Art Deco.

Harrisburg Commercial Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000736)

Roughly bounded by Jackson, Water, South & Gould Sts. , Harrisburg

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Government, Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Post Office, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Government, Government, Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Department Store, Fire Station, Hospital, Professional, Specialty Store

Highway A-7, Bridges Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000318)

Also known as Sites #PO0073-PO0075, Bridge #580

old US 63 over Ditch No. 1 and its reliefs , Marked Tree

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Clanton, V.W.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Lepanto Commercial Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000743)

Roughly bounded by Holmes St., Little R., Dewey St. & Alexander Ave. , Lepanto

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Education

Current Sub-function:

Library, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Marked Tree Commercial Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000735)

Elm St. between Liberty & Frisco Sts.; Frisco St. between Elm and Nathan Sts. , Marked Tree

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Post Office, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, Government Office, Professional, Specialty Store

Marked Tree Lock and Siphons (added 1988 - - #88000431)

Also known as St. Francis River Lock and Siphons

On the St. Francis River , Marked Tree

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., US Army Corps of Engineers

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government, Other, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Public Works, Water-Related

Current Function:

Government, Other, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Public Works

Tyronza Commercial Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000896)

Also known as Site #PO0078

S. Main St. bounded on the N. by Old U.S. Hwy 63 and on the S. by Mullins St. , Tyronza

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Social

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Park, Post Office, Specialty Store, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Museum, Park, Professional, Religious Structure, Specialty Store, Storage