Rusher Hotel
National Register of Historic Places

Rusher Hotel

Brinkley, Monroe County, Arkansas
Listed
July 17, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86001664

About this property

The Rusher Hotel, also known as the Great Southern Hotel, is a historic hotel building at 127 West Cedar Street in Brinkley, Arkansas. It was opened in January 1915 to serve the Brinkley Union Station. It is a three-story brick building, whose main entrance originally faced the railroad, but was reoriented to the street facade after the railroad declined in importance.

Location

127 W. Cedar
Brinkley, Monroe County, Arkansas
34.88758, -91.19236

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 86001664. It was listed on July 17, 1986.

Categories

COMMERCETRANSPORTATIONARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

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0 mi
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Monroe County Bank Building
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0.1 mi
United States Post Office
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0.1 mi
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
Civil War
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Cotton Plant (Cache River)
1862Civil War
11.6 mi
Skirmish at Cotton Plant (Woodruff County)
1862Civil War
12.4 mi
Skirmish at La Grange (Woodruff County)
1862Civil War
14.7 mi
Clarendon Arkansas
1863Civil War
15.5 mi

Questions about this property

When was Rusher Hotel listed on the National Register?

Rusher Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Rusher Hotel?

Rusher Hotel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Rusher Hotel?

The period of significance for Rusher Hotel is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1915.

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