The Willmering Tourist Cabins Historic District encompasses a historic tourist accommodation on United States Route 65 in central northern Searcy County, Arkansas, just south of the Buffalo National River. Located behind the Silver Hill Float Service on the west side of the highway stand six stone and timber cabins, with large sandstone blocks and plank doors on the fronts, and shed roofs obscured by parapets. Built in 1946 by Harry Willmering, these vernacular structures are representative of tourist accommodations built in the period after World War II to cater to the automobile-based vacationing public.[2]
Willmering Tourist Cabins Historic District | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Location | US 65, Silver Hill, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 35°58′9″N 92°44′52″W / 35.96917°N 92.74778°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1946 |
Architect | Harry Willmering, Homer Smith |
MPS | Arkansas Highway History and Architecture MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 00001361[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 15, 2000 |
The cabins were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Willmering Tourist Cabins Historic District". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
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