Kemp Cotton Gin Historic District
The Kemp Cotton Gin Historic District encompasses the only cotton gin extant in the Rohwer area of Desha County, Arkansas. The gin was built in 1950 by O. O. Kemp, a few years after the closure of the Rohwer War Relocation Center, where as many as 10,000 Japanese-Americans were interned during the Second World War. After the center's closure much of its land was returned to agricultural use, and Kemp built this gin near the Missouri Pacific Railroad line that ran through Rohwer. In addition to the gin, the complex Kemp built includes a pump house, scale house, and office.[2] This entire complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
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| Location | Cty.Rd. 227 W. of AR 1, Rohwer, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 33°45′48″N 91°16′36″W |
| Area | 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) |
| Built | 1950 |
| Architectural style | Plain Traditional |
| MPS | Cotton and Rice Farm History and Architecture in the Arkansas Delta MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000491[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 1, 2005 |
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "NRHP nomination for Kemp Cotton Gin Historic District" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2014-03-10.
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