Historic Districts
Arkansas - 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.

Many famous people 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
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
Colinhester, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Howcheng, 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
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