Arkansas - Baxter County
Baxter County Arkansas has 19 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cotter Bridge, Fort Smith to Jackson Road--Talbert's Ferry Segments, North Fork Bridge, Old Joe and Wolf, Jacob, House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Mississippian dating back to 1000.

Several famous people are associated with these Baxter County historic places including Col. Randolph D. Casey and Thomas Shiras.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Baxter County places including Bateman Construction Co., Marsh Engineering Co., Arkansas Highway & Transportation, Major Jacob Wolf, Vincennes Bridge Co., T. Ewing Shelton, WPA, National Youth Administration, Harrison Griffin and Works Progress Administration. Prominent architectural styles found in Baxter Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Early Commercial and Art Deco.

Baxter County Courthouse (added 1995 - - #95000658)
Courthouse Sq. , Mountain Home
Jonesey, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
Big Flat School Gymnasium (added 1993 - - #93001255)
Co. Rd. 121 S of jct. with AR 14 , Big Flat
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
National Youth Administration, Griffin, Harrison
Architectural Style:
Other, Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
School, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Buford School Building (added 1992 - - #92001128)
Also known as BA0047
AR 126 , Buford
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Fire Station
Case--Shiras--Dearmore House (added 1992 - - #91000580)
351 E. 4th St. , Mountain Home
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Shiras,Thomas
Area of Significance:
Communications
Cultural Affiliation:
Rural American
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
Casey House (added 1975 - - #75000374)
Fairgrounds off U.S. 62 , Mountain Home
JenBaker1951, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Casey,Col. Randolph D.
Significant Year:
1873, 1858
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Cold Water School (added 2008 - - #08000485)
Also known as Site # BA0148, Cold Water-McPherson School
2422 Co.Rd. 73 , Big Flat
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Cotter Bridge (added 1990 - - #90000518)
Also known as R.M. Ruthven Bridge
US 62, over the White River , Cotter
Flickr upload bot, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bateman Construction Co., Marsh Engineering Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Cotter High School Gymnasium, Old (added 1995 - - #95001147)
Also known as BA 0049
412 Powell St. , Cotter
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Sport Facility
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Cotter Water Tower (added 2007 - - #06001280)
Also known as Site BA0142
NE of jct. of NE US 62B and State St. , Cotter
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co., PWA
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Water Works
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Water Works
Davis House (added 1995 - - #95000271)
Also known as BA0046
Jct. of Wolf St. and AR 5, SE corner , Norfork
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wattins, Lige, Torrence, Joe
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Fort Smith to Jackson Road--Talbert's Ferry Segments (added 2004 - - #04001030)
Also known as BA0136, BA0137
Address Restricted , Cotter
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Native American, Exploration/Settlement, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Horace Mann School Historic District (added 2007 - - #06001311)
Also known as Norfork Public School, B 0051; BA0144; B 0145; B0146
City Hall Circle , Norfolk
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Monigle, O.O. & O.L. Jacobs, Mabrey, Otis
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Education, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Other, Recreation And Culture, Social, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Specialty Store, Sport Facility
Hutcheson, Sid, Building (added 2014 - - #14000789)
13912 AR 5, S., Norfork
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Mountain Home Commercial Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000348)
Also known as BA0155
Roughly bounded on the N by E 5th St, E 9th St on the S, S St on the E, and Hickory St on the W , Mountain Home
JenBaker1951, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Shelton, T. Ewing
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Courthouse, Department Store, Financial Institution, Religious Structure, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Museum, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store
North Fork Bridge (added 1990 - - #90000512)
AR 5, over North Fork of the White River , Norfork
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Vincennes Bridge Co., Arkansas Highway & Transportation
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Old Joe (added 1982 - - #82002094)
Also known as 3BA30
Address Restricted , Norfolk
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Art, Prehistoric, Religion
Cultural Affiliation:
Mississippian
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Rollins Hospital (added 2007 - - #07000970)
Also known as BA0002, Baxter County Community Hospital
107 E. Main St. , Gassville
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
Wolf Cemetery (added 2013 - - #13000063)
Cty. Rd. 68, Norfork
JenBaker1951, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Wolf, Jacob, House (added 1973 - - #73000380)
On AR 5, W of fork of the White and North Fork Rivers , Norfolk
Skullrik, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wolf,Major Jacob
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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