Places to see at Dumas, Arkansas

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McKennon-Shea House 0.25 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The McKennon-Shea House is a historic house at 206 Waterman Street in Dumas, Arkansas. The 1+1\u20442-story wood-frame house was built c.\u20091910, and bought in 1913 by Claude McKennon, a local entrepreneur who established a farm supply business in Dumas at about the same time, and built a real estate empire of farmland operated by tenant farmers. Mckennon's daughter Sarah married Thomas Shea, and their son inherited the property. The house is a vernacular rendering of Folk Victorian and Colonial Revival styling, with gingerbread decoration and four Tuscan columns supporting a central projecting gable.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

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Dr. J.D. Watts House 0.25 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Dr. J.D. Watts House is a historic house located at 205 West Choctaw Street in Dumas, Arkansas. It is a well preserved local example of a transitional Queen Anne/Colonial Revival residence.

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McKennon-Shea House 0.25 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The McKennon-Shea House is a historic house at 206 Waterman Street in Dumas, Arkansas. The 1+1\u20442-story wood-frame house was built c.\u20091910, and bought in 1913 by Claude McKennon, a local entrepreneur who established a farm supply business in Dumas at about the same time, and built a real estate empire of farmland operated by tenant farmers. Mckennon's daughter Sarah married Thomas Shea, and their son inherited the property. The house is a vernacular rendering of Folk Victorian and Colonial Revival styling, with gingerbread decoration and four Tuscan columns supporting a central projecting gable.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

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Dr. J.D. Watts House 0.25 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Dr. J.D. Watts House is a historic house located at 205 West Choctaw Street in Dumas, Arkansas. It is a well preserved local example of a transitional Queen Anne/Colonial Revival residence.

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Merchants & Farmers Bank 0.09 6
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Bank, Banks, Tourist Facilities, Other Buildings And Structures

The Merchants & Farmers Bank is a historic bank building at Waterman and Main Streets in Dumas, Arkansas. The Classical Revival brick building was built in 1913 to a design by Charles L. Thompson. It is a single story, with the brick laid in Flemish bond. The main entrance is flanked by marble Ionic columns.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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Dumas Commercial Historic District 0.19 6
Historic, Historical Places, Interesting Places, Historic Districts

The Dumas Commercial Historic District encompasses the historic commercial heart of the rural community of Dumas, Arkansas, in the Mississippi River delta region of southeastern Arkansas. The town of Dumas was established in 1904, after the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was built through the farm of William Dumas. The town's oldest surviving commercial building, the Porter Grocery, was one of several built by David Porter between 1905 and 1938. The historic district includes eight noteworthy buildings, including the Merchants & Farmers Bank building, a Colonial Revival National Register-listed building designed by Charles L. Thompson. All of the buildings occupy a single city block of South Main Street, between Choctaw and Waterman Streets. Most of the buildings of interest were built in the 1920s, and are vernacular brick commercial buildings.

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

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R.A. Pickens II House 3.04 6
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The R.A. Pickens II House is a historic house at 1 Pickens Place in Pickens, Desha County, Arkansas. It is a 2+1\u20442-story brick structure, with a side gable roof that projects over the front facade to form a porch supported by square wooden columns with Doric elements. The main entrance is centrally located, with a keystoned semicircular transom and matching sidelight windows. The house was built about 1940 using elements of the former Pickens plantation house, which had been built on the site in the 1880s. The Pickens family, which still owned the house in 2019, operated one of the largest plantations in Desha County. The house is one of the area's finest examples of Colonial Revival architecture.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.

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Merchants & Farmers Bank 0.09 6
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Bank, Banks, Tourist Facilities, Other Buildings And Structures

The Merchants & Farmers Bank is a historic bank building at Waterman and Main Streets in Dumas, Arkansas. The Classical Revival brick building was built in 1913 to a design by Charles L. Thompson. It is a single story, with the brick laid in Flemish bond. The main entrance is flanked by marble Ionic columns.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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Dumas Commercial Historic District 0.19 6
Historic, Historical Places, Interesting Places, Historic Districts

The Dumas Commercial Historic District encompasses the historic commercial heart of the rural community of Dumas, Arkansas, in the Mississippi River delta region of southeastern Arkansas. The town of Dumas was established in 1904, after the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway was built through the farm of William Dumas. The town's oldest surviving commercial building, the Porter Grocery, was one of several built by David Porter between 1905 and 1938. The historic district includes eight noteworthy buildings, including the Merchants & Farmers Bank building, a Colonial Revival National Register-listed building designed by Charles L. Thompson. All of the buildings occupy a single city block of South Main Street, between Choctaw and Waterman Streets. Most of the buildings of interest were built in the 1920s, and are vernacular brick commercial buildings.

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

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R.A. Pickens II House 3.04 6
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The R.A. Pickens II House is a historic house at 1 Pickens Place in Pickens, Desha County, Arkansas. It is a 2+1\u20442-story brick structure, with a side gable roof that projects over the front facade to form a porch supported by square wooden columns with Doric elements. The main entrance is centrally located, with a keystoned semicircular transom and matching sidelight windows. The house was built about 1940 using elements of the former Pickens plantation house, which had been built on the site in the 1880s. The Pickens family, which still owned the house in 2019, operated one of the largest plantations in Desha County. The house is one of the area's finest examples of Colonial Revival architecture.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.

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First Baptist Church of Dumas 0.03 1
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First United Methodist Church 0.11 1
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Calvary Missionary Baptist Church 0.46 1
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Northside Baptist Church 0.57 1
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Holy Child Catholic Church 0.57 1
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West Dumas Church of God in Christ 0.75 1
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First Assembly of God Church 1.19 1
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Dumas Church of Christ 1.26 1
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Desha County Museum 1.3 1
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Banks Cemetery 1.67 1
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Walnut Lake Cemetery 2 1
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Oems Free Gift Church 2.11 1
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Curtis Hall Cemetery 2.14 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Havis Chapel 2.18 1
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Orange Chapel 2.67 1
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Rankin Chapel Baptist Church 2.92 1
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Claiborne Chapel 2.96 1
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Almetta Church 3.09 1
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First Baptist Church of Dumas 0.03 1
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First United Methodist Church 0.11 1
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Calvary Missionary Baptist Church 0.46 1
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Northside Baptist Church 0.57 1
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Holy Child Catholic Church 0.57 1
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West Dumas Church of God in Christ 0.75 1
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First Assembly of God Church 1.19 1
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Dumas Church of Christ 1.26 1
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Desha County Museum 1.3 1
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

Banks Cemetery 1.67 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Walnut Lake Cemetery 2 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Oems Free Gift Church 2.11 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Curtis Hall Cemetery 2.14 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Havis Chapel 2.18 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Orange Chapel 2.67 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Rankin Chapel Baptist Church 2.92 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Claiborne Chapel 2.96 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Almetta Church 3.09 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places