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

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

There are 27 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark.

          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 3, 2025.

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Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Arkansas City Commercial District		February 18, 1999 (#99000227)	Roughly along the junction of Desoto Ave. and Sprague St. 33°36′19″N 91°12′13″W / 33.605278°N 91.203611°W / 33.605278; -91.203611 (Arkansas City Commercial District)	Arkansas City
2	Arkansas City High School	More images	October 4, 1984 (#84000005)	Robert S. Moore and President Sts. 33°36′36″N 91°12′05″W / 33.61°N 91.201389°W / 33.61; -91.201389 (Arkansas City High School)	Arkansas City
3	Dante House	Upload image	January 23, 2020 (#100004905)	501 Court St. 33°52′56″N 91°29′18″W / 33.8821°N 91.4884°W / 33.8821; -91.4884 (Dante House)	Dumas
4	Desha County Courthouse	More images	July 12, 1976 (#76000403)	Robert S. Moore Ave. 33°36′33″N 91°12′08″W / 33.609167°N 91.202222°W / 33.609167; -91.202222 (Desha County Courthouse)	Arkansas City
5	Dickinson-Moore House		February 1, 2011 (#10001192)	707 Robert S. Moore Ave. 33°36′31″N 91°12′10″W / 33.608611°N 91.202778°W / 33.608611; -91.202778 (Dickinson-Moore House)	Arkansas City
6	Dumas Commercial Historic District		May 22, 2007 (#07000446)	S. Main St. between Choctaw and Waterman Sts. 33°53′22″N 91°29′32″W / 33.889444°N 91.492222°W / 33.889444; -91.492222 (Dumas Commercial Historic District)	Dumas
7	Hubert & Ionia Furr House		February 4, 2011 (#10001197)	702 Desoto Ave. 33°36′24″N 91°12′04″W / 33.606667°N 91.201111°W / 33.606667; -91.201111 (Hubert & Ionia Furr House)	Arkansas City
8	Kemp Cotton Gin Historic District		June 1, 2005 (#05000491)	County Road 227 west of Highway 1 33°45′48″N 91°16′36″W / 33.763333°N 91.276667°W / 33.763333; -91.276667 (Kemp Cotton Gin Historic District)	Rohwer
9	Jay Lewis House		January 20, 2005 (#04001501)	12 Fairview Dr. 33°38′13″N 91°24′33″W / 33.636944°N 91.409167°W / 33.636944; -91.409167 (Jay Lewis House)	McGehee
10	McGehee City Jail		January 21, 2011 (#10001149)	Southwest corner of S. First St. and Pine St. 33°37′37″N 91°23′45″W / 33.626944°N 91.395833°W / 33.626944; -91.395833 (McGehee City Jail)	McGehee
11	McGehee National Guard Armory		May 31, 2006 (#06000441)	1610 S. 1st St. 33°36′48″N 91°23′04″W / 33.613333°N 91.384444°W / 33.613333; -91.384444 (McGehee National Guard Armory)	McGehee
12	McGehee Post Office		January 19, 2010 (#09001245)	201 N. Second St. 33°37′44″N 91°23′50″W / 33.628858°N 91.397089°W / 33.628858; -91.397089 (McGehee Post Office)	McGehee
13	McKennon-Shea House		June 8, 1993 (#93000485)	206 Waterman St. 33°53′13″N 91°29′39″W / 33.886944°N 91.494167°W / 33.886944; -91.494167 (McKennon-Shea House)	Dumas
14	Merchants & Farmers Bank		December 22, 1982 (#82000809)	Waterman and Main Sts. 33°53′15″N 91°29′29″W / 33.8875°N 91.491389°W / 33.8875; -91.491389 (Merchants & Farmers Bank)	Dumas
15	Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot-McGehee		June 11, 1992 (#92000616)	Railroad St. 33°37′42″N 91°23′42″W / 33.628333°N 91.395°W / 33.628333; -91.395 (Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot-McGehee)	McGehee
16	Missouri Pacific Railway Van Noy Eating House		January 24, 2011 (#10001154)	Southeast of the Seamans Dr. and Railroad St. intersection 33°37′41″N 91°23′42″W / 33.628056°N 91.395°W / 33.628056; -91.395 (Missouri Pacific Railway Van Noy Eating House)	McGehee
17	Mound Cemetery		January 24, 2008 (#07001426)	0.5 miles north of Arkansas City on County Road 351 33°37′13″N 91°12′03″W / 33.620278°N 91.200833°W / 33.620278; -91.200833 (Mound Cemetery)	Arkansas City
18	Old Piney Cemetery	Upload image	October 11, 2022 (#100008278)	US 278, approx. 2.7 miles (4.3 km) west of jct. with Cty. Rd. 74, 1/8 mi. north of US 287 33°38′43″N 91°38′48″W / 33.64523586498648°N 91.64659513023092°W / 33.64523586498648; -91.64659513023092 (Old Piney Cemetery)	Monticello
19	Parnell-Sharpe House		September 28, 1989 (#89001594)	302 N. 2nd St. 33°37′51″N 91°23′52″W / 33.630833°N 91.397778°W / 33.630833; -91.397778 (Parnell-Sharpe House)	McGehee
20	R.A. Pickens II House	Upload image	May 29, 2019 (#100003992)	1 Pickens Pl. 33°50′38″N 91°28′53″W / 33.843889°N 91.481389°W / 33.843889; -91.481389 (R.A. Pickens II House)	Pickens
21	Xenophon Overton Pindall Law Office	More images	May 10, 1999 (#98000832)	Junction of Capitol and Kate Adams Sts. 33°36′22″N 91°12′11″W / 33.606111°N 91.203056°W / 33.606111; -91.203056 (Xenophon Overton Pindall Law Office)	Arkansas City
22	Rohwer Relocation Center Memorial Cemetery	More images	July 6, 1992 (#92001882)	Highway 1 33°45′59″N 91°16′49″W / 33.766389°N 91.280278°W / 33.766389; -91.280278 (Rohwer Relocation Center Memorial Cemetery)	Rohwer
23	Rohwer Relocation Center Site	More images	July 30, 1974 (#74000474)	Highway 1 33°45′58″N 91°16′34″W / 33.766127°N 91.276156°W / 33.766127; -91.276156 (Rohwer Relocation Center Site)	Rohwer
24	Temple Meir Chayim		April 22, 1999 (#99000470)	Junction of 4th and Holly Sts. 33°37′43″N 91°23′59″W / 33.628611°N 91.399722°W / 33.628611; -91.399722 (Temple Meir Chayim)	McGehee
25	Thane House		December 22, 1982 (#82000810)	Levy and 1st Sts. 33°36′26″N 91°11′59″W / 33.607222°N 91.199722°W / 33.607222; -91.199722 (Thane House)	Arkansas City
26	Trippe Holly Grove Cemetery		June 25, 1999 (#99000729)	Highway 4 or Crooked Bayou Rd., approximately 2 miles south of McGehee 33°36′07″N 91°20′53″W / 33.601944°N 91.348056°W / 33.601944; -91.348056 (Trippe Holly Grove Cemetery)	McGehee
27	Dr. J.D. Watts House		December 9, 1994 (#94001460)	205 W. Choctaw 33°53′17″N 91°29′39″W / 33.888056°N 91.494167°W / 33.888056; -91.494167 (Dr. J.D. Watts House)	Dumas

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Arkansas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Arkansas

References

1. The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
2. National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved January 3, 2025.
3. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
5. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Desha County, Arkansas, United States
County seat: Arkansas City
Cities	Dumas McGehee Mitchellville Watson
Towns	Arkansas City Reed Tillar‡
CDP	Halley
Other unincorporated communities	Back Gate Kelso Pea Ridge Pickens Rohwer Snow Lake
Ghost town	Napoleon
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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