National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, Arkansas

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, Arkansas.

Location of Polk County in Arkansas

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Arkansas, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.[1]

There are 29 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another two properties were once listed but have been removed.

Contents: Counties in Arkansas
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 5, 2021.[2]

Current listings

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Bard Springs Bathhouse
Bard Springs Bathhouse
October 20, 1993
(#93001073)
Forest Service Road 106, northwest of Athens, in the Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area of the Ouachita National Forest
34°23′26″N 94°00′38″W
Athens
2 Bard Springs Dam No. 1
Bard Springs Dam No. 1
October 21, 1993
(#93001074)
Forest Service Road 106, northwest of Athens, in the Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area of the Ouachita National Forest
34°23′27″N 94°00′41″W
Athens
3 Bard Springs Dam No. 2
Bard Springs Dam No. 2
October 21, 1993
(#93001075)
Forest Service Road 106, northwest of Athens, in the Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area of the Ouachita National Forest
34°23′26″N 94°00′36″W
Athens
4 Bard Springs Picnic Shelter October 20, 1993
(#93001076)
Forest Service Road 106, northwest of Athens, in the Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area of the Ouachita National Forest
34°23′27″N 94°00′34″W
Athens No longer standing
5 Bogg Springs Hotel September 30, 1993
(#93001023)
Highway 84
34°19′45″N 94°25′40″W
Bogg Springs Demolished in 2014 by property owners.
6 Buckeye Vista Overlook
Buckeye Vista Overlook
March 30, 2007
(#07000204)
Forest Service Road 38
34°24′47″N 94°02′02″W
Athens
7 Ebenezer Monument
Ebenezer Monument
January 30, 1992
(#91000689)
Junction of 9th and Church Sts.
34°35′04″N 94°14′30″W
Mena
8 Elks Lodge
Elks Lodge
June 4, 1998
(#98000616)
500 Mena St.
34°35′09″N 94°14′16″W
Mena
9 C.E. Foster House
C.E. Foster House
February 25, 1993
(#93000084)
Northern side of Highway 88, west of its junction with Highway 272
34°41′09″N 94°22′25″W
Mena
10 Janssen Park
Janssen Park
December 13, 1979
(#79000448)
Off Highway 8
34°35′00″N 94°14′24″W
Mena
11 Mena Commercial Historic District
Mena Commercial Historic District
July 23, 2009
(#09000321)
Mena St. between Port Arthur and Gillham Ave., Sherwood Ave. between Mena and DeQueen St., and U.S. Route 71 south of Mena
34°35′00″N 94°14′08″W
Mena
12 Mena Kansas City-Southern Depot
Mena Kansas City-Southern Depot
June 5, 1991
(#91000685)
West of the junction of Pickering Ave. and Mena St.
34°34′58″N 94°14′11″W
Mena
13 Mountain Fork Bridge
Mountain Fork Bridge
April 9, 1990
(#90000540)
County Road 38 over Mountain Fork Creek
34°31′41″N 94°24′00″W
Mena
14 National Guard Armory
National Guard Armory
June 5, 1991
(#91000682)
Junction of DeQueen and Maple Sts.
34°35′03″N 94°14′17″W
Mena
15 Old Post Office
Old Post Office
June 5, 1991
(#91000686)
520 N. Mena St.
34°35′03″N 94°14′17″W
Mena
16 Polk County Courthouse
Polk County Courthouse
November 20, 1992
(#92001618)
Northeastern corner of the junction of Church Ave. and DeQueen St.
34°35′12″N 94°14′21″W
Mena
17 St. Agnes Catholic Church
St. Agnes Catholic Church
June 5, 1991
(#91000696)
Junction of 8th and Walnut Sts.
34°35′11″N 94°14′33″W
Mena
18 Shady Lake Bathhouse
Shady Lake Bathhouse
October 20, 1993
(#93001097)
County Road 64 in the Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area of the Ouachita National Forest
34°21′41″N 94°01′51″W
Athens
19 Shady Lake Caretaker's House
Shady Lake Caretaker's House
October 20, 1993
(#93001098)
Forest Service Road 38 in the Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area of the Ouachita National Forest
34°21′49″N 94°02′03″W
Athens
20 Shady Lake CCC Bridge No. 1
Shady Lake CCC Bridge No. 1
October 14, 2010
(#10000841)
Forest Service Road 38 over the South Fork of the Saline River
34°21′39″N 94°01′24″W
Athens vicinity Facilities Constructed by the CCC in Arkansas MPS
21 Shady Lake CCC Bridge No. 2
Shady Lake CCC Bridge No. 2
October 14, 2010
(#10000842)
Shady Lake Campground loop road over the East Fork of the Saline River
34°22′04″N 94°01′31″W
Athens vicinity Facilities Constructed by the CCC in Arkansas MPS
22 Shady Lake Dam
Shady Lake Dam
October 20, 1993
(#93001099)
County Road 64 in the Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area of the Ouachita National Forest
34°21′36″N 94°01′58″W
Athens
23 Shady Lake Picnic Pavilion
Shady Lake Picnic Pavilion
October 20, 1993
(#93001100)
Forest Service Road 38 in the Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area of the Ouachita National Forest
34°21′38″N 94°01′44″W
Athens
24 Shady Lake Recreation Area Historic District
Shady Lake Recreation Area Historic District
October 2, 2015
(#15000480)
Forest Service Road 38 of the Ouachita National Forest
34°21′38″N 94°01′44″W
Athens vicinity
25 Judge Benjamin Shaver House
Judge Benjamin Shaver House
December 6, 1979
(#79003431)
701 12th St.
34°35′00″N 94°14′41″W
Mena
26 State Line Marker
State Line Marker
November 18, 1976
(#76000448)
17 miles northwest of Mena on Highway 88
34°41′38″N 94°27′19″W
Mena Extends into Le Flore County, Oklahoma
27 Studebaker Showroom
Studebaker Showroom
June 9, 2000
(#00000636)
519 Port Arthur
34°35′02″N 94°14′12″W
Mena
28 Sugar Creek Vista Overlook
Sugar Creek Vista Overlook
March 30, 2007
(#07000205)
Forest Service Road 38
34°25′43″N 94°03′21″W
Athens
29 Tall Peak Fire Tower October 20, 1993
(#93001077)
Forest Service Road 38A northwest of Athens in the Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area of the Ouachita National Forest
34°23′11″N 94°02′33″W
Athens

Former listings

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Summary
1 Bee Mountain Fire Tower
(#93001078)
November 7, 2005 Forest Service Rd. 30 NE of Vandervoort, Ouachita National Forest
Vandervoort Civilian Conservation Corps built in 1938
2 Scoggin House July 18, 1978
(#78000616)
January 14, 2002 1215 Port Arthur Avenue
Mena

See also

References

  1. The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on February 5, 2021.
  3. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
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