Bear Creek Motel
National Register of Historic Places

Bear Creek Motel

Bear Creek Springs, Boone County, Arkansas
Listed
March 13, 2001
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
01000175

About this property

The Bear Creek Motel is a historic motel on United States Route 65 in Bear Creek Springs, Arkansas. It is a single T-shaped stone and concrete building, built in 1936 to replace a wood-framed tourist accommodation that had burned down. The building has a distinctive wave-shaped concrete roof, intended to lure travelers off the road, and houses five guest rooms and an office. The wave shape is continued in the guest rooms, which have barrel-vaulted ceilings, and are also finished in concrete and stone veneer. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Location

Bear Creek Springs, Boone County, Arkansas
36.29162, -93.18214

Categories

ARCHITECTURETRANSPORTATION
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Bear Creek Motel listed on the National Register?

Bear Creek Motel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Bear Creek Motel?

Bear Creek Motel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Bear Creek Motel?

The period of significance for Bear Creek Motel is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1936.

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