National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, Arkansas facts for kids

Location of Polk County in Arkansas

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk 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 in a map.

There are 30 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another two properties were once listed but have been removed.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Bard Springs Bathhouse		October 20, 1993 (#93001073)	Forest Service Road 106, northwest of Athens, in the Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area of the Ouachita National Forest 34°23′26″N 94°00′38″W / 34.390556°N 94.010556°W / 34.390556; -94.010556 (Bard Springs Bathhouse)	Athens
2	Bard Springs Dam No. 1		October 21, 1993 (#93001074)	Forest Service Road 106, northwest of Athens, in the Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area of the Ouachita National Forest 34°23′27″N 94°00′41″W / 34.390833°N 94.011389°W / 34.390833; -94.011389 (Bard Springs Dam No. 1)	Athens
3	Bard Springs Dam No. 2		October 21, 1993 (#93001075)	Forest Service Road 106, northwest of Athens, in the Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area of the Ouachita National Forest 34°23′26″N 94°00′36″W / 34.390556°N 94.01°W / 34.390556; -94.01 (Bard Springs Dam No. 2)	Athens
4	Bard Springs Picnic Shelter		October 20, 1993 (#93001076)	Forest Service Road 106, northwest of Athens, in the Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area of the Ouachita National Forest 34°23′27″N 94°00′34″W / 34.390833°N 94.009444°W / 34.390833; -94.009444 (Bard Springs Picnic Shelter)	Athens	No longer standing
5	Bogg Springs Hotel		September 30, 1993 (#93001023)	Highway 84 34°19′45″N 94°25′40″W / 34.329167°N 94.427778°W / 34.329167; -94.427778 (Bogg Springs Hotel)	Bogg Springs	Demolished in 2014 by property owners.
6	Buckeye Vista Overlook		March 30, 2007 (#07000204)	Forest Service Road 38 34°24′47″N 94°02′02″W / 34.4131°N 94.0339°W / 34.4131; -94.0339 (Buckeye Vista Overlook)	Athens
7	Ebenezer Monument		January 30, 1992 (#91000689)	Junction of 9th and Church Sts. 34°35′04″N 94°14′30″W / 34.584444°N 94.241667°W / 34.584444; -94.241667 (Ebenezer Monument)	Mena
8	Elks Lodge		June 4, 1998 (#98000616)	500 Mena St. 34°35′09″N 94°14′16″W / 34.585833°N 94.237778°W / 34.585833; -94.237778 (Elks Lodge)	Mena
9	C.E. Foster House		February 25, 1993 (#93000084)	Northern side of Highway 88, west of its junction with Highway 272 34°41′09″N 94°22′25″W / 34.685833°N 94.373611°W / 34.685833; -94.373611 (C.E. Foster House)	Mena
10	Janssen Park		December 13, 1979 (#79000448)	Off Highway 8 34°35′00″N 94°14′24″W / 34.583333°N 94.24°W / 34.583333; -94.24 (Janssen Park)	Mena
11	Mena Commercial Historic District		July 23, 2009 (#09000321)	Mena St. between Port Arthur and Gillham Ave., Sherwood Ave. between Mena and DeQueen St., and U.S. Route 71 south of Mena 34°35′00″N 94°14′08″W / 34.583442°N 94.235661°W / 34.583442; -94.235661 (Mena Commercial Historic District)	Mena
12	Mena Kansas City-Southern Depot		June 5, 1991 (#91000685)	West of the junction of Pickering Ave. and Mena St. 34°34′58″N 94°14′11″W / 34.582778°N 94.236389°W / 34.582778; -94.236389 (Mena Kansas City-Southern Depot)	Mena
13	Mountain Fork Bridge		April 9, 1990 (#90000540)	County Road 38 over Mountain Fork Creek 34°31′41″N 94°24′00″W / 34.528056°N 94.4°W / 34.528056; -94.4 (Mountain Fork Bridge)	Mena
14	National Guard Armory		June 5, 1991 (#91000682)	Junction of DeQueen and Maple Sts. 34°35′03″N 94°14′17″W / 34.584167°N 94.238056°W / 34.584167; -94.238056 (National Guard Armory)	Mena
15	Old Post Office		June 5, 1991 (#91000686)	520 N. Mena St. 34°35′03″N 94°14′17″W / 34.584167°N 94.238056°W / 34.584167; -94.238056 (Old Post Office)	Mena
16	Polk County Courthouse		November 20, 1992 (#92001618)	Northeastern corner of the junction of Church Ave. and DeQueen St. 34°35′12″N 94°14′21″W / 34.586667°N 94.239167°W / 34.586667; -94.239167 (Polk County Courthouse)	Mena
17	St. Agnes Catholic Church		June 5, 1991 (#91000696)	Junction of 8th and Walnut Sts. 34°35′11″N 94°14′33″W / 34.586389°N 94.2425°W / 34.586389; -94.2425 (St. Agnes Catholic Church)	Mena
18	Shady Lake Bathhouse		October 20, 1993 (#93001097)	County Road 64 in the Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area of the Ouachita National Forest 34°21′41″N 94°01′51″W / 34.361389°N 94.030833°W / 34.361389; -94.030833 (Shady Lake Bathhouse)	Athens
19	Shady Lake Caretaker's House		October 20, 1993 (#93001098)	Forest Service Road 38 in the Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area of the Ouachita National Forest 34°21′49″N 94°02′03″W / 34.363611°N 94.034167°W / 34.363611; -94.034167 (Shady Lake Caretaker's House)	Athens
20	Shady Lake CCC Bridge No. 1		October 14, 2010 (#10000841)	Forest Service Road 38 over the South Fork of the Saline River 34°21′39″N 94°01′24″W / 34.360833°N 94.023333°W / 34.360833; -94.023333 (Shady Lake CCC Bridge No. 1)	Athens vicinity	Facilities Constructed by the CCC in Arkansas MPS
21	Shady Lake CCC Bridge No. 2		October 14, 2010 (#10000842)	Shady Lake Campground loop road over the East Fork of the Saline River 34°22′04″N 94°01′31″W / 34.367778°N 94.025278°W / 34.367778; -94.025278 (Shady Lake CCC Bridge No. 2)	Athens vicinity	Facilities Constructed by the CCC in Arkansas MPS
22	Shady Lake Dam		October 20, 1993 (#93001099)	County Road 64 in the Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area of the Ouachita National Forest 34°21′36″N 94°01′58″W / 34.36°N 94.032778°W / 34.36; -94.032778 (Shady Lake Dam)	Athens
23	Shady Lake Picnic Pavilion		October 20, 1993 (#93001100)	Forest Service Road 38 in the Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area of the Ouachita National Forest 34°21′38″N 94°01′44″W / 34.360556°N 94.028889°W / 34.360556; -94.028889 (Shady Lake Picnic Pavilion)	Athens
24	Shady Lake Recreation Area Historic District		October 2, 2015 (#15000480)	Forest Service Road 38 of the Ouachita National Forest 34°21′38″N 94°01′44″W / 34.36055°N 94.0289°W / 34.36055; -94.0289 (Shady Lake Recreation Area Historic District)	Athens vicinity
25	Judge Benjamin Shaver House		December 6, 1979 (#79003431)	701 12th St. 34°35′00″N 94°14′41″W / 34.583333°N 94.244722°W / 34.583333; -94.244722 (Judge Benjamin Shaver House)	Mena
26	State Line Marker		November 18, 1976 (#76000448)	17 miles northwest of Mena on Highway 88 34°41′38″N 94°27′19″W / 34.693889°N 94.455278°W / 34.693889; -94.455278 (State Line Marker)	Mena	Extends into Le Flore County, Oklahoma
27	Studebaker Showroom		June 9, 2000 (#00000636)	519 Port Arthur 34°35′02″N 94°14′12″W / 34.583889°N 94.236667°W / 34.583889; -94.236667 (Studebaker Showroom)	Mena
28	Sugar Creek Vista Overlook		March 30, 2007 (#07000205)	Forest Service Road 38 34°25′43″N 94°03′21″W / 34.428611°N 94.055833°W / 34.428611; -94.055833 (Sugar Creek Vista Overlook)	Athens
29	Tall Peak Fire Tower		October 20, 1993 (#93001077)	Forest Service Road 38A northwest of Athens in the Caney Creek Wildlife Management Area of the Ouachita National Forest 34°23′11″N 94°02′33″W / 34.386389°N 94.0425°W / 34.386389; -94.0425 (Tall Peak Fire Tower)	Athens

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