National Register of Historic Places

Crystal River Tourist Camp

Cave City, Sharp County, Arkansas
Listed
June 5, 1991
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
91000620

About this property

Crystal River Tourist Camp (formerly Crystal River Cave Court, today Cave Courts Motel) is a motor inn built in 1932 in Cave City, Arkansas. It is the oldest operating motor court in the state. It is built of fieldstones from the Ozarks. Prince Matlock built the motel in 1932 by setting thousands of rocks from the area. He used geodes and quartz as decorative rocks and created many designs of crosses and animals to add to the rock walls. Underneath the motel is a large cave for which Cave City is named. The subterranean Crystal River runs through the cave's five chambers. The motel was abandoned for several years before being purchased and restored. It is now reopened as the Cave Courts Motel. National Register of Historic Places listings in Sharp County, Arkansas

Location

Cave City, Sharp County, Arkansas
35.94337, -91.54787

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Crystal River Tourist Camp listed on the National Register?

Crystal River Tourist Camp was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 1991.

What type of historic resource is Crystal River Tourist Camp?

Crystal River Tourist Camp is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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