National Register of Historic Places listings in Desha County, Arkansas

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Desha 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 on a map.^[1]

There are 27 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark.

**Contents: Counties in Arkansas**
Arkansas Ashley Baxter Benton Boone Bradley Calhoun Carroll Chicot Clark Clay Cleburne Cleveland Columbia Conway Craighead Crawford Crittenden Cross Dallas Desha Drew Faulkner Franklin Fulton Garland Grant Greene Hempstead Hot Spring Howard Independence Izard Jackson Jefferson Johnson Lafayette Lawrence Lee Lincoln Little River Logan Lonoke Madison Marion Miller Mississippi Monroe Montgomery Nevada Newton Ouachita Perry Phillips Pike Poinsett Polk Pope Prairie Pulaski (Little Rock) Randolph St. Francis Saline Scott Searcy Sebastian Sevier Sharp Stone Union Van Buren Washington White Woodruff Yell

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 16, 2024.^[2]

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^[3]	Name on the Register^[4]	Image	Date listed^[5]	Location	City or town
1	Arkansas City Commercial District	Arkansas City Commercial District	February 18, 1999 (#99000227)	Roughly along the junction of Desoto Ave. and Sprague St. 33°36′19″N 91°12′13″W / 33.605278°N 91.203611°W / 33.605278; -91.203611 (Arkansas City Commercial District)	Arkansas City
2	Arkansas City High School	Arkansas City High School More images	October 4, 1984 (#84000005)	Robert S. Moore and President Sts. 33°36′36″N 91°12′05″W / 33.61°N 91.201389°W / 33.61; -91.201389 (Arkansas City High School)	Arkansas City
3	Dante House	Upload image	January 23, 2020 (#100004905)	501 Court St. 33°52′56″N 91°29′18″W / 33.8821°N 91.4884°W / 33.8821; -91.4884 (Dante House)	Dumas
4	Desha County Courthouse	Desha County Courthouse More images	July 12, 1976 (#76000403)	Robert S. Moore Ave. 33°36′33″N 91°12′08″W / 33.609167°N 91.202222°W / 33.609167; -91.202222 (Desha County Courthouse)	Arkansas City
5	Dickinson-Moore House	Dickinson-Moore House	February 1, 2011 (#10001192)	707 Robert S. Moore Ave. 33°36′31″N 91°12′10″W / 33.608611°N 91.202778°W / 33.608611; -91.202778 (Dickinson-Moore House)	Arkansas City
6	Dumas Commercial Historic District	Dumas Commercial Historic District	May 22, 2007 (#07000446)	S. Main St. between Choctaw and Waterman Sts. 33°53′22″N 91°29′32″W / 33.889444°N 91.492222°W / 33.889444; -91.492222	Dumas
7	Hubert & Ionia Furr House	Hubert & Ionia Furr House	February 4, 2011 (#10001197)	702 Desoto Ave. 33°36′24″N 91°12′04″W / 33.606667°N 91.201111°W / 33.606667; -91.201111 (Hubert & Ionia Furr House)	Arkansas City
8	Kemp Cotton Gin Historic District	Kemp Cotton Gin Historic District	June 1, 2005 (#05000491)	County Road 227 west of Highway 1 33°45′48″N 91°16′36″W / 33.763333°N 91.276667°W / 33.763333; -91.276667 (Kemp Cotton Gin Historic District)	Rohwer
9	Jay Lewis House	Jay Lewis House	January 20, 2005 (#04001501)	12 Fairview Dr. 33°38′13″N 91°24′33″W / 33.636944°N 91.409167°W / 33.636944; -91.409167 (Jay Lewis House)	McGehee
10	McGehee City Jail	McGehee City Jail	January 21, 2011 (#10001149)	Southwest corner of S. First St. and Pine St. 33°37′37″N 91°23′45″W / 33.626944°N 91.395833°W / 33.626944; -91.395833 (McGehee City Jail)	McGehee
11	McGehee National Guard Armory	McGehee National Guard Armory	May 31, 2006 (#06000441)	1610 S. 1st St. 33°36′48″N 91°23′04″W / 33.613333°N 91.384444°W / 33.613333; -91.384444 (McGehee National Guard Armory)	McGehee
12	McGehee Post Office	McGehee Post Office	January 19, 2010 (#09001245)	201 N. Second St. 33°37′44″N 91°23′50″W / 33.628858°N 91.397089°W / 33.628858; -91.397089 (McGehee Post Office)	McGehee
13	McKennon-Shea House	McKennon-Shea House	June 8, 1993 (#93000485)	206 Waterman St. 33°53′13″N 91°29′39″W / 33.886944°N 91.494167°W / 33.886944; -91.494167 (McKennon-Shea House)	Dumas
14	Merchants & Farmers Bank	Merchants & Farmers Bank	December 22, 1982 (#82000809)	Waterman and Main Sts. 33°53′15″N 91°29′29″W / 33.8875°N 91.491389°W / 33.8875; -91.491389 (Merchants & Farmers Bank)	Dumas
15	Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot-McGehee	Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot-McGehee	June 11, 1992 (#92000616)	Railroad St. 33°37′42″N 91°23′42″W / 33.628333°N 91.395°W / 33.628333; -91.395	McGehee
16	Missouri Pacific Railway Van Noy Eating House	Missouri Pacific Railway Van Noy Eating House	January 24, 2011 (#10001154)	Southeast of the Seamans Dr. and Railroad St. intersection 33°37′41″N 91°23′42″W / 33.628056°N 91.395°W / 33.628056; -91.395	McGehee
17	Mound Cemetery	Mound Cemetery	January 24, 2008 (#07001426)	0.5 miles north of Arkansas City on County Road 351 33°37′13″N 91°12′03″W / 33.620278°N 91.200833°W / 33.620278; -91.200833 (Mound Cemetery)	Arkansas City
18	Old Piney Cemetery	Upload image	October 11, 2022 (#100008278)	US 278, approx. 2.7 miles (4.3 km) west of jct. with Cty. Rd. 74, 1/8 mi. north of US 287 ^{Coordinates missing}	Monticello
19	Parnell-Sharpe House	Parnell-Sharpe House	September 28, 1989 (#89001594)	302 N. 2nd St. 33°37′51″N 91°23′52″W / 33.630833°N 91.397778°W / 33.630833; -91.397778 (Parnell-Sharpe House)	McGehee
20	R.A. Pickens II House	Upload image	May 29, 2019 (#100003992)	1 Pickens Pl. 33°50′38″N 91°28′53″W / 33.843889°N 91.481389°W / 33.843889; -91.481389 (R.A. Pickens II House)	Pickens
21	Xenophon Overton Pindall Law Office	Xenophon Overton Pindall Law Office More images	May 10, 1999 (#98000832)	Junction of Capitol and Kate Adams Sts. 33°36′22″N 91°12′11″W / 33.606111°N 91.203056°W / 33.606111; -91.203056	Arkansas City
22	Rohwer Relocation Center Memorial Cemetery	Rohwer Relocation Center Memorial Cemetery More images	July 6, 1992 (#92001882)	Highway 1 33°45′59″N 91°16′49″W / 33.766389°N 91.280278°W / 33.766389; -91.280278	Rohwer
23	Rohwer Relocation Center Site	Rohwer Relocation Center Site More images	July 30, 1974 (#74000474)	Highway 1 33°45′58″N 91°16′34″W / 33.766127°N 91.276156°W / 33.766127; -91.276156 (Rohwer Relocation Center Site)	Rohwer
24	Temple Meir Chayim	Temple Meir Chayim	April 22, 1999 (#99000470)	Junction of 4th and Holly Sts. 33°37′43″N 91°23′59″W / 33.628611°N 91.399722°W / 33.628611; -91.399722 (Temple Meir Chayim)	McGehee
25	Thane House	Thane House	December 22, 1982 (#82000810)	Levy and 1st Sts. 33°36′26″N 91°11′59″W / 33.607222°N 91.199722°W / 33.607222; -91.199722 (Thane House)	Arkansas City
26	Trippe Holly Grove Cemetery	Trippe Holly Grove Cemetery	June 25, 1999 (#99000729)	Highway 4 or Crooked Bayou Rd., approximately 2 miles south of McGehee 33°36′07″N 91°20′53″W / 33.601944°N 91.348056°W / 33.601944; -91.348056 (Trippe Holly Grove Cemetery)	McGehee
27	Dr. J.D. Watts House	Dr. J.D. Watts House	December 9, 1994 (#94001460)	205 W. Choctaw 33°53′17″N 91°29′39″W / 33.888056°N 91.494167°W / 33.888056; -91.494167 (Dr. J.D. Watts House)	Dumas

References

^ 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.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.
^ 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.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ 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.

[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 Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-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.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[refnums-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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County seat: Arkansas City
Cities	Dumas McGehee Mitchellville Watson	Map of Arkansas highlighting Desha County
Towns	Arkansas City Reed Tillar‡
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Other unincorporated communities	Back Gate Kelso Pea Ridge Pickens Rohwer Snow Lake
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