Arkansas - Poinsett County
Poinsett County Arkansas has 19 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Marked Tree Lock and Siphons, Tyronza Commercial Historic District, Judd Hill Cotton Gin and Rivervale Inverted Siphons and Bacon Hotel.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Poinsett County places including US Army Corps of Engineers, Pride & Fairley Engineering Co., H.A. Lesmeister, J.E. Hollingsworth, L.D. Freeman Sr., Mitchell Selligman, Watson B. Boggs, James Bacon, Edwin B. Phillips and V.W. Clanton. Prominent architectural styles found in Poinsett Country are Classical Revival, Early Commercial and Art Deco.

Bacon Hotel (added 1995 - - #95001437)
Also known as Sunrise Hotel;PO0015
Homestead Rd. at jct. with RR tracks, SE corner , Whitehall
Colinhester, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bacon, James
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Harrisburg Commercial Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000736)
Roughly bounded by Jackson, Water, South & Gould Sts. , Harrisburg
DoxTxob, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Colinhester, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Highway A-7, Ditch No. 6 Bridge (added 2009 - - #09000319)
Also known as Site #PO0077
E. Davis St. over Ditch No. 6 SE. of Steel Bridge Rd. , Tyronza
Colinhester, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
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
Highway A-7, Tyronza Segment (added 2009 - - #09000320)
Also known as Ozark Trail Road;Old U.S. 63, Site #PO0076
old US 63 between Memphis Ave. and the Tyronza River , Tyronza
Colinhester, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
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
Hubbard Rice Dryer (added 2004 - - #04001070)
Also known as Site #PO0058
15015 Senteney Rd. , Weiner
DoxTxob, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Storage
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Judd Hill Cotton Gin (added 2005 - - #05001080)
Also known as Site #PO0067
AR 214 E of Bridgewood Rd. , Judd Hill
DoxTxob, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Processing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Lepanto Commercial Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000743)
Roughly bounded by Holmes St., Little R., Dewey St. & Alexander Ave. , Lepanto
DoxTxob, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Colinhester, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
DoxTxob, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Modern News Building (added 1976 - - #76000447)
216 N. Main St. , Harrisburg
Colinhester, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Communications
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Communications Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Communications Facility
Poinsett Community Club (added 1986 - - #86002847)
Main & Poinsett Sts. , Trumann
Colinhester, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Boggs,Watson B.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Meeting Hall
Poinsett County Courthouse (added 1989 - - #89001876)
Bounded by Market, East, Court, and Main Sts. , Harrisburg
DoxTxob, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hollingsworth,J.E., Selligman,Mitchell
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
Poinsett Lumber and Manufacturing Company Manager's House (added 2010 - - #09001257)
Also known as Singer House; Singer Manor, Singer Mansion; Site#PO0034
512 Poinsett Ave. , Trumann
Colinhester, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Rivervale Inverted Siphons (added 1991 - - #91000339)
Also known as Rivervale Tunnel;Rivervale Culvert
Just SW of AR 135 across Little R. , Rivervale
Colinhester, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al, Pride & Fairley Engineering Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Other
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Other
Current Function:
Other
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
DoxTxob, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Tyronza Methodist Episcopal Church, South (added 2015 - - #15000260)
Tyronza, Tyronza
Tybaby1, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949 AD
Tyronza Water Tower (added 2007 - - #07000963)
Also known as PO0072
NW of jct. of Main St. and Oliver St. , Tryonza
DoxTxob, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Chicago Bridge & Iron Works
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Water Works
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Water Works
Willie Lamb Post No. 26 American Legion Hut (added 2003 - - #02001674)
Also known as Lepanto American Legion Hut
205 Alexander St. , Lepanto
Colinhester, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
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
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