Places to see at Greenwood, Arkansas

Best Places to visit in Greenwood, Arkansas - Best Things to do in Greenwood, AR
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Robert Atlas Harper House 0.04 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Robert Atlas Harper House is a historic house at 201 North Main Street in Greenwood, Arkansas. Built about 1915, the house is a little-altered American Foursquare with a distinctive exterior made of a rough stone aggregate mixed with cement, creating a tabby-like rough stucco finish. Its front porch is also uniquely designed, with tapered square piers out of battered stone set atop a half-wall of the same material. The house was built by W. Calvin Stanfill, a local contractor who specialized in stone masonry work.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

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Greenwood Presbyterian Church 0.14 7
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

Greenwood Presbyterian Church, now known as the Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, is a historic church at 103 W. Denver Street in Greenwood, Arkansas. The congregation was organized in 1853, and this vernacular Gothic Revival building was built in 1922 as its second sanctuary. It has a roughly rectangular shape, with stuccoed walls and a hip roof that is pierced on each side by a large clapboarded gable. Adjacent to the building is a free-standing open belltower, which features a Christian fish element in its upper portion. It is topped by a small gabled roof with a pointed spire at the center.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

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Greenwood Gymnasium 0.32 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Greenwood Gymnasium is a historic school building at 300 East Gary Street, on the campus of the Greenwood High School in Greenwood, Arkansas. It is a large brick building, housing two classrooms, a gym space with bleachers and a stage, and locker rooms for boys and girls. Its lobby is accessed via an entrance recessed behind a pair of round arches. The gymnasium was built in 1938\u201339 with funding from the Works Progress Administration, and is a well-preserved and durable example of that project's work.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

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Old Sebastian County Jail 0.35 7
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Old Sebastian County Jail is a historic former jail in Greenwood, Arkansas. It is a two-story stone building, located just east of the Sebastian County Courthouse on the south side of Arkansas Highway 10 in the city center. It was built 1889-91 by Ike Kunkel, a local master mason, and is one of the city's finest examples of cut stone masonry. It is also believed to be the oldest county government building. It was used primarily as a holding jail for detainees awaiting transport to facilities in Fort Smith, and is now operated by the South Sebastian County Historical Society as a local history museum known as the Old Jail Museum.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

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State Highway 96 Bridge 1.98 7
Bridges, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Bridges

The State Highway 96 Bridge is a modern steel girder bridge with a concrete deck, carrying Arkansas Highway 96 across Vache Grass Creek east of Greenwood, Arkansas. It is a replacement for a historic steel pony truss bridge, built in 1938. The historic bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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Robert Atlas Harper House 0.04 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Robert Atlas Harper House is a historic house at 201 North Main Street in Greenwood, Arkansas. Built about 1915, the house is a little-altered American Foursquare with a distinctive exterior made of a rough stone aggregate mixed with cement, creating a tabby-like rough stucco finish. Its front porch is also uniquely designed, with tapered square piers out of battered stone set atop a half-wall of the same material. The house was built by W. Calvin Stanfill, a local contractor who specialized in stone masonry work.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

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Greenwood Presbyterian Church 0.14 7
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

Greenwood Presbyterian Church, now known as the Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, is a historic church at 103 W. Denver Street in Greenwood, Arkansas. The congregation was organized in 1853, and this vernacular Gothic Revival building was built in 1922 as its second sanctuary. It has a roughly rectangular shape, with stuccoed walls and a hip roof that is pierced on each side by a large clapboarded gable. Adjacent to the building is a free-standing open belltower, which features a Christian fish element in its upper portion. It is topped by a small gabled roof with a pointed spire at the center.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

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Greenwood Gymnasium 0.32 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Greenwood Gymnasium is a historic school building at 300 East Gary Street, on the campus of the Greenwood High School in Greenwood, Arkansas. It is a large brick building, housing two classrooms, a gym space with bleachers and a stage, and locker rooms for boys and girls. Its lobby is accessed via an entrance recessed behind a pair of round arches. The gymnasium was built in 1938\u201339 with funding from the Works Progress Administration, and is a well-preserved and durable example of that project's work.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

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Old Sebastian County Jail 0.35 7
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Old Sebastian County Jail is a historic former jail in Greenwood, Arkansas. It is a two-story stone building, located just east of the Sebastian County Courthouse on the south side of Arkansas Highway 10 in the city center. It was built 1889-91 by Ike Kunkel, a local master mason, and is one of the city's finest examples of cut stone masonry. It is also believed to be the oldest county government building. It was used primarily as a holding jail for detainees awaiting transport to facilities in Fort Smith, and is now operated by the South Sebastian County Historical Society as a local history museum known as the Old Jail Museum.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

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State Highway 96 Bridge 1.98 7
Bridges, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Bridges

The State Highway 96 Bridge is a modern steel girder bridge with a concrete deck, carrying Arkansas Highway 96 across Vache Grass Creek east of Greenwood, Arkansas. It is a replacement for a historic steel pony truss bridge, built in 1938. The historic bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

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Full Gospel Lighthouse 3.05 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

First Baptist Church of Greenwood 0.26 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Farmer's Bank Centennial Plaza 0.33 1
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Interesting Places, Monuments

Coal Miner's Memorial 0.36 1
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Interesting Places, Monuments

One Room Schoolhouse 0.37 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Historic Object

Greenwood Cemetery 0.52 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Liberty Cemetery 1.75 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Skinner Hill 2.07 1
Mountain Peaks, Geological Formations, Natural, Interesting Places

New Hope Baptist Church 2.11 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Gentry Cemetery 2.14 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Donahue Mountain 2.27 1
Mountain Peaks, Geological Formations, Natural, Interesting Places

Short Mountain 2.4 1
Mountain Peaks, Geological Formations, Natural, Interesting Places

Monroe 2.52 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Mc Connel Cemetery 2.53 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Kingdom Hall 2.98 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Mount Harmony Baptist Church 3.01 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

White Rock Mountain 3.03 1
Mountain Peaks, Geological Formations, Natural, Interesting Places

Full Gospel Lighthouse 3.05 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

First Baptist Church of Greenwood 0.26 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Farmer's Bank Centennial Plaza 0.33 1
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Interesting Places, Monuments

Coal Miner's Memorial 0.36 1
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Interesting Places, Monuments

One Room Schoolhouse 0.37 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Historic Object

Greenwood Cemetery 0.52 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Liberty Cemetery 1.75 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Skinner Hill 2.07 1
Mountain Peaks, Geological Formations, Natural, Interesting Places

New Hope Baptist Church 2.11 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Gentry Cemetery 2.14 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Donahue Mountain 2.27 1
Mountain Peaks, Geological Formations, Natural, Interesting Places

Short Mountain 2.4 1
Mountain Peaks, Geological Formations, Natural, Interesting Places

Monroe 2.52 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Mc Connel Cemetery 2.53 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Kingdom Hall 2.98 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Mount Harmony Baptist Church 3.01 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

White Rock Mountain 3.03 1
Mountain Peaks, Geological Formations, Natural, Interesting Places