Places to see at Bryant, Arkansas

Best Places to visit in Bryant, Arkansas - Best Things to do in Bryant, AR
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Andrew Hunter House 2.2 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Andrew Hunter House, also known as the Hunter-Dearborn House, is a historic house Arkansas Highway 5, a short way east of its junction with Arkansas Highway 183 in Bryant, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood-frame house, three bays wide, with a hip roof and a hip-roofed porch extending across part of its front, supported by four Tuscan columns. A pedimented pavilion projects above the entry steps from the porch. The house's construction date is uncertain (it may contain elements of an 1830s house within it), but its appearance is derived from alterations in the 1870s and early 20th century. The house is significant for its association with Reverend Andrew Hunter, who was instrumental in bringing Methodism to Arkansas. Hunter was born in Ireland and came to Arkansas in approximately 1836, and purchased this house around 1870 from William Field, its probable builder.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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Old Benton-Sardis Road Bridge 2.55 7
Bridges, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Bridges

The Old Benton\u2014Sardis Road Bridge is a historic bridge off Arkansas Highway 183 in Bauxite, Arkansas. It is a concrete deck truss bridge, with a span of about 15 feet (4.6\u00a0m), and is oriented east\u2013west along an old road bed, resting on concrete abutments with diagonal wing walls. The bridge was built in 1919 as part of a project to build a new road connecting Benton to Sardis, which would facilitate the transport of bauxite mined in the area. Unlike other concrete bridges built at that time, this bridge included fieldstone in its guardrails, which provided a decorative aspect as well as perhaps being inexpensive locally. The method of contracting and construction of the road and bridge, involving the establishment of a road improvement district, was an important advance in the means by which roads were built in Arkansas.

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

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Rucker House (Bauxite, Arkansas) 3.02 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Rucker House, also known as the Caretaker's House is a historic house at Benton and School Streets in Bauxite, Arkansas. It is a vernacular two-story wood-frame structure, with a side gable central section that has a cross-gable section at the western end, and a second wing extending northward from the eastern end. A porch extends across the front as far as the cross-gable section, with a shed roof supported by simple posts. The house was built in 1905 by the Pittsburgh Reduction Company, a predecessor of Alcoa, whose bauxite mining business dominated the local economy.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It was deemed important as the only surviving, intact house of the original Bauxite, a company town that was established in 1903. It was home of the company's plant supervisor, W. A. Rucker.

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Andrew Hunter House 2.2 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Andrew Hunter House, also known as the Hunter-Dearborn House, is a historic house Arkansas Highway 5, a short way east of its junction with Arkansas Highway 183 in Bryant, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood-frame house, three bays wide, with a hip roof and a hip-roofed porch extending across part of its front, supported by four Tuscan columns. A pedimented pavilion projects above the entry steps from the porch. The house's construction date is uncertain (it may contain elements of an 1830s house within it), but its appearance is derived from alterations in the 1870s and early 20th century. The house is significant for its association with Reverend Andrew Hunter, who was instrumental in bringing Methodism to Arkansas. Hunter was born in Ireland and came to Arkansas in approximately 1836, and purchased this house around 1870 from William Field, its probable builder.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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Old Benton-Sardis Road Bridge 2.55 7
Bridges, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Bridges

The Old Benton\u2014Sardis Road Bridge is a historic bridge off Arkansas Highway 183 in Bauxite, Arkansas. It is a concrete deck truss bridge, with a span of about 15 feet (4.6\u00a0m), and is oriented east\u2013west along an old road bed, resting on concrete abutments with diagonal wing walls. The bridge was built in 1919 as part of a project to build a new road connecting Benton to Sardis, which would facilitate the transport of bauxite mined in the area. Unlike other concrete bridges built at that time, this bridge included fieldstone in its guardrails, which provided a decorative aspect as well as perhaps being inexpensive locally. The method of contracting and construction of the road and bridge, involving the establishment of a road improvement district, was an important advance in the means by which roads were built in Arkansas.

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

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Rucker House (Bauxite, Arkansas) 3.02 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Rucker House, also known as the Caretaker's House is a historic house at Benton and School Streets in Bauxite, Arkansas. It is a vernacular two-story wood-frame structure, with a side gable central section that has a cross-gable section at the western end, and a second wing extending northward from the eastern end. A porch extends across the front as far as the cross-gable section, with a shed roof supported by simple posts. The house was built in 1905 by the Pittsburgh Reduction Company, a predecessor of Alcoa, whose bauxite mining business dominated the local economy.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It was deemed important as the only surviving, intact house of the original Bauxite, a company town that was established in 1903. It was home of the company's plant supervisor, W. A. Rucker.

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First Baptist Church 0.15 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

First United Methodist Church 0.25 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

First Southern Baptist Church 0.49 1
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Bryant Cemetery 0.69 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Bryant Church of Christ 1.05 1
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Indian Springs Baptist Church 1.72 1
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New Life Church Saline County 1.94 1
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Hurricane Lake Church 2.14 1
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China Grove Cemeteries 2.16 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Mount Carmel Methodist Church 2.75 1
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Geographic Center of Arkansas, placed 1936 2.81 1
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Interesting Places, Monuments

Sonic Ditch 2.84 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Mount Vernon Baptist Church 2.85 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Pine Crest Memorial Park 2.91 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Collegeville Church of the Nazarene 2.94 1
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United Missionary Baptist Church 3.01 1
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Pinecrest Memorial Park 3.03 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Bethel Church 3.05 1
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First Baptist Church 0.15 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

First United Methodist Church 0.25 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

First Southern Baptist Church 0.49 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Bryant Cemetery 0.69 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Bryant Church of Christ 1.05 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Indian Springs Baptist Church 1.72 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

New Life Church Saline County 1.94 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Hurricane Lake Church 2.14 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

China Grove Cemeteries 2.16 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Mount Carmel Methodist Church 2.75 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Geographic Center of Arkansas, placed 1936 2.81 1
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Interesting Places, Monuments

Sonic Ditch 2.84 1
Other, Unclassified Objects, Interesting Places, Tourist Object

Mount Vernon Baptist Church 2.85 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Pine Crest Memorial Park 2.91 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Collegeville Church of the Nazarene 2.94 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

United Missionary Baptist Church 3.01 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Pinecrest Memorial Park 3.03 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Bethel Church 3.05 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places