National Register of Historic Places

Whitman, Merle, Tourist Cabin

Ozark, Franklin County, Arkansas
Listed
November 8, 2006
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
06000980

About this property

The Merle Whitman Tourist Cabin is a historic traveler's accommodation at 200 North Bell Street in Ozark, Arkansas. It is a distinctively styled vernacular structure, built out of local fieldstone, cut sandstone, and concrete. Built in 1933–34, it is the only known tourist building in Franklin County using this combination of materials. It was used as tourist accommodation until the 1960s, when it was purchased by the United States Army Corps of Engineers as part of land taking for the Jeta Taylor Lock and Dam project. It housed the offices of the local chamber of commerce between 1966 and 1995. The cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Location

200 N. Bell St.
Ozark, Franklin County, Arkansas
35.48890, -93.82212

Categories

ARCHITECTURETRANSPORTATION
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Bristow Hotel
Industrial
0.3 mi
Franklin County Courthouse
Industrial
0.3 mi
Ozark Courthouse Square Historic District
Civil War
0.3 mi
Missouri-Pacific Depot-Ozark
Industrial
0.3 mi
Franklin County Jail
Pre Contact
0.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Paris (Logan County)
1863Civil War
14.5 mi

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When was Whitman, Merle, Tourist Cabin listed on the National Register?

Whitman, Merle, Tourist Cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 8, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Whitman, Merle, Tourist Cabin?

Whitman, Merle, Tourist Cabin is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Whitman, Merle, Tourist Cabin?

The period of significance for Whitman, Merle, Tourist Cabin is recorded as the industrial era.

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