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

Clay County Arkansas has 19 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Pfeiffer House and Carriage House, Piggott National Guard Armory and Piggott Post Office, Baynham House and Chalk Bluff.

Learn about the many famous people who are associated with these Clay County historic places including Ernest Hemingway, J.W. Baynham, J.L. Oliver Jr., Edward Van Buren Sheeks, Waddle,M.V.B.,M.D. and Abraham Seitz.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Clay County places including Dan Rhodes, Louis A. Simon, Delony & Davidson Wittenberg, Cox Lumber Co., E.E. Porterfield, Civil Works Administration, H.R. Porterfield and Tump Cagle. Prominent architectural styles found in Clay Country are Classical Revival, Colonial Revival and Early Commercial.

Baynham House (added 1978 - #78000579)

Stephens St. , Success

Colinhester, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Baynham,J.W.

Significant Year:

1911

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Chalk Bluff (added 1974 - #74000470)

N of St. Francis , St. Francis

Colinhester, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Seitz,Abraham,et al.

Significant Year:

1862, 1863, 1840

Area of Significance:

Military, Commerce, Communications

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Battle Site, Rail-Related, Road-Related, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land

Clay County Courthouse, Eastern District (added 2018 - #100002945)

151 South 2nd Avenue, Piggott

Colinhester, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1966-1968 AD

Clay County Courthouse, Western District (added 2018 - #100002946)

800 West 2nd Street, Corning

Colinhester, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1966-1968 AD

County Home Cemetery (added 2005 - #04001495)

3010 Heritage Park Rd. , Piggott

Colinhester, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

Eastern Star Lodge 207 F&AM (added 2002 - #02001074)

Approx. 1.5 mi. W on Cty Rte. 336, then 0.5 S ib Cty Rte. 347 , St. Francis

Colinhester, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

REMOVED

Esso Station (added 2000 - #00000604)

Also known as CY0054

287 W. Main , Piggott

Colinhester, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Knob School--Masonic Lodge (added 1991 - #91000679)

AR 141 , Knob

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Cagle,Tump

Architectural Style:

Other, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, School

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

Oliver House (added 1978 - #78000578)

203 W. Front St. , Corning

Rhyhey, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Oliver,J.L.,Jr.

Significant Year:

1895, 1909, 1880

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Professional

Pfeiffer House and Carriage House (added 1982 - #82002097)

Also known as Janes House and Barn

10th and Cherry Sts. , Piggott

Holly Cheng, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Hemingway,Ernest

Significant Year:

1940, 1927

Area of Significance:

Literature

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Piggott Commercial Historic District (added 2009 - #09000867)

Also known as Site #CY0211

Roughly bounded on the N. by W. Cherry on the South by W. Court, on the E. by S. Throgmorton and the W. by Clay , Piggott

Colinhester, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Porterfield, H.R., Porterfield, E.E.

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local, Federal

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Financial Institution, Manufacturing Facility, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Specialty Store, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Courthouse, Financial Institution, Manufacturing Facility, Religious Structure, Specialty Store, Storage

Piggott National Guard Armory (added 2006 - #06000440)

Also known as CY0065

775 E. Main St. , Piggott

Colinhester, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson, Cox Lumber Co.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

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

Piggott Post Office (added 1998 - #98000917)

Also known as CY0033

119 N. Third St. , Piggott

Colinhester, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Post Office

Rector Commercial Historic District (added 2009 - #09000369)

Bounded by St. Louis and Southwestern Railroad tracks on the E. and S., S. Dodd on the W., 3rd St. on the N. , Rector

Colinhester, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Park, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Park, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

Rector Waterworks Building (added 2009 - #09000312)

Also known as Rector Jail, Site #CY0084

703 S. Main St. , Rector

Colinhester, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Public Works

Current Function:

Work In Progress

Scatterville Cemetery (added 1995 - #95000364)

Also known as CY0041

Co. Rd. 404, 1.5 mi. W of AR 90 , Rector

Colinhester, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

Sheeks House (added 1975 - #75000376)

Also known as E. Foster Brown House

502 Market St. , Corning

Rhyhey, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Sheeks,Edward Van Buren,et al.

Significant Year:

1878, 1872

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Sink-Crumb Post No. 72 American Legion Hut (added 2008 - #08000934)

Also known as CY0071

NE. corner of 2nd and Cherry Sts. , Knobel

Colinhester, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Civil Works Administration

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

Waddle House (added 1977 - #77000246)

S. Erwin , Success

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Waddle,M.V.B.,M.D.

Significant Year:

1909

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling