Arkansas - Franklin County
Franklin County Arkansas has 23 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Johnson County Line-Ozark-Crawford County Line Road, Altus Segment, Mulberry River Bridge and Wiederkehr Wine Cellar, Altus Well Shed--Gazebo and Bristow Hotel.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Franklin County places including Lakeside Bridge & Steel Co., John Wiederkehr, Missouri-Pacific Railroad, CCC, et al Frieze. J., Inc. McEachin & McEachin, Frank Gibbs, Taylor, Ed,, J. Friese and Claude Talley. Prominent architectural styles found in Franklin Country are Early Commercial, Italianate and Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements.

Altus Well Shed--Gazebo (added 1996 - - #96001005)
Also known as FR 0144
Jct. of N. Franklin and E. Main Sts., NW corner , Altus
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Street Furniture/Object
Bristow Hotel (added 1999 - - #99000225)
Also known as FR0028
112 S. 2nd St. , Ozark
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Friese, J.
Architectural Style:
Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Restaurant
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Professional
Center Cross School (added 1992 - - #92001351)
Also known as FR0066
Co. Rd. 95, W of Altus , Altus
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Charleston Commercial Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000462)
Also known as FR0010,FR0215-FR0236,FR0239
Main St. roughly from AR 217 to Tilden St. , Charleston
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Specialty Store
First Methodist Episcopal Church, South (added 1992 - - #92001154)
Also known as First United Methodist Church
503 W. Commercial St. , Ozark
David A Brooks, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Klingensmith,A.
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Franklin County Courthouse (added 1995 - - #95001123)
Also known as FR 0020
211 W. Commercial St. , Ozark
Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Shelton, T. Ewing, Gibb, Frank
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
Franklin County Courthouse, Southern District (added 1976 - - #76000407)
AR 22 , Charleston
Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gibb,Frank W.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
Franklin County Jail (added 1982 - - #82002114)
Also known as Yates,Mckenzie & Yates, P.A. Law Office
3rd and River Sts. , Ozark
Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Talley,Claude
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Professional
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
German--American Bank (added 1990 - - #90001448)
Jct. of Franklin and Main Sts. , Altus
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Gray Spring Recreation Area--Forest Service Road 1003 Historic District (added 1995 - - #94001616)
Forest Service Rd. 1003, Ozark--St. Francis NF , Cass
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
CCC
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related
Johnson County Line-Ozark-Crawford County Line Road, Altus Segment (added 2010 - - #10000033)
Also known as Highway A-1;AAS Site #3FR561, Sites #FR0240-FR0241
Connector Rd. between Robin Way and Pierce Rd. , Altus
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Missouri--Pacific Depot--Altus (added 1992 - - #92000597)
Also known as FR0003
AR 64 , Altus
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Specialty Store
Missouri--Pacific Depot--Ozark (added 1992 - - #92000598)
Also known as FR0025
S of jct. of River and First Sts. , Ozark
David A Brooks, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Missouri-Pacific Railroad
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Mulberry River Bridge (added 2007 - - #06001272)
Also known as AHTD #13091, FR 0194
Cty Rd. 67 , Pleasant Hill
Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lakeside Bridge & Steel Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Mulberry River Bridge (added 2007 - - #06001275)
Also known as AHTD #01789, FR0192
AR 23 , Turner's Bend
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McEachin & McEachin, Inc.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
O'Kane--Jacobs House (added 1991 - - #91000585)
Rossville Rd. , Altus
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church (added 1976 - - #76000406)
Also known as St. Mary's Church
N of Altus , Altus
Ichabod, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Ozark Courthouse Square Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001599)
Roughly W. Commercial, W. Main, 2nd and 3rd St., Courthouse Sq. , Ozark
Brandonrush, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gibbs, Frank, Frieze. J., et al
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Shelton--Rich Farmstead (added 1989 - - #89001423)
Address Restricted , Webb City
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Anglo-American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Fishing Facility Or Site, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Singleton Family Cemetery (added 2005 - - #05001074)
Also known as FR0204
AR 22 , Charelston
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
The Cabins (added 2000 - - #77000253)
Also known as Ozark Bible College and Institute
W of Ozark on AR 219 , Ozark
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education
Whitman, Merle, Tourist Cabin (added 2006 - - #06000980)
Also known as FR0162
200 N. Bell St. , Ozark
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Taylor, Ed,, Langford, Sam
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Wiederkehr Wine Cellar (added 1977 - - #77000252)
Also known as Wiederkehr Wein Keller Restaurant
N of Altus at St. Mary's Mountain , Altus
Valis55, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wiederkehr,John
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Restaurant
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant
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