Places to see at Camden, Arkansas

Best Places to visit in Camden, Arkansas - Best Things to do in Camden, AR
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Camden Expedition Sites National Historic Landmark 0 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Camden Expedition Sites is a national historic landmark consisting of nine nationally significant historic places in southwest Arkansas where events of the Union army's disastrous Camden Expedition of 1864 occurred during the American Civil War. The Union was attempting to take over Shreveport, Louisiana. Each of the sites are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was designated a national historic landmark on April 19, 1994.

The National Park Service (NPS) nomination refers to nine sites, yet only eight of them are listed by name. The nomination fully describes the eight sites. The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program website includes the \"Old U.S. Arsenal\" in Little Rock, where the expedition started, in the designation. The photos accompanying the NPS nomination include images of the arsenal as well as the other eight sites.

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Sidney A. Umsted House 0.03 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Sidney A. Umsted House is a historic house at 404 Washington Street in Camden, Arkansas. The two story brick house was built in 1923\u201324, and is one of the best local examples of Mediterranean Revival architecture in the city. Sidney Umsted, for whom the house was built, became instantly wealthy with the discovery in 1922 of oil in nearby Smackover, and became one of Arkansas' wealthiest men. The house is faced in beige brick, and features a green tile roof.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. It is now a bed and breakfast inn.

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Clifton and Greening Streets Historic District 0.19 7
Historic, Historical Places, Interesting Places, Historic Districts

The Clifton and Greening Streets Historic District is a residential historic district in Camden, Arkansas. It encompasses a neighborhood area that typifies the growth of the city between about 1890 and 1940. When first listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998, it consisted of properties on Clifton Street between Cleveland and Dallas Avenues, and on Greening Street between Cleveland and Spring Avenues. The district has been enlarged three times, each time to add a few additional properties.

The Clifton and Greening Street area did not see any significant development until the 1890s. The oldest surviving houses in the district is the c. 1890 Queen Anne style Greening House (512 Greening Street), which was followed in the first decade of the 20th century by a number of large and stylish Colonial Revival houses. The regional oil boom of the 1920s brought new construction, mainly Craftsman in style, while a third wave of building occurred in the pre- and post-World War II period.

The district has three institutional buildings. The Garrison Auditorium, built in 1939, is the only surviving remnant of the Clevaland School, and is still used for community functions. It is connected via a covered passage to a modern school administration building. The third non-residential building is the Corner Grocery at Clifton and Cleveland, built in the 1920s. One natural feature is also included in the district: a deep ravine at the eastern end of the district is said to contain the only spring in the city limits.

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Saint Johns Episcopal Church 0.21 7
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

The veneration of saints in the Episcopal Church (United States) is a continuation of an ancient tradition from the early Church which honors important and influential people of the Christian faith. The usage of the term saint is similar to Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Episcopalians believe in the communion of saints in prayer and as such the Episcopal liturgical calendar accommodates feasts for saints.

This is the liturgical calendar found in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, Lesser Feasts and Fasts and additions made at recent General Conventions; the relevant official resources of the Episcopal Church.

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Camden Confederate Monument 0.21 7
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Burial Places, Interesting Places, War Memorials, Monuments

The Camden Confederate Monument, also known as the Confederate Women's Memorial, is located on the grounds of the Ouachita County Courthouse in Camden, Arkansas. The sculpture, carved out of Italian marble, depicts a woman dressed in the period of the American Civil War, standing with her feet together, clutching a flagpole. The sculpture is mounted on a block of North Carolina granite, next to a tall (28-foot (8.5\u00a0m)) obelisk. The statue is 5 feet (1.5\u00a0m) tall. The obelisk is inscribed on three sides, recognizing the valor of women in the Confederate cause, and the organizations that funded the memorial's construction. The memorial was erected in 1914 by the local chapters of the United Confederate Veterans and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

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Ouachita County Courthouse 0.23 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Ouachita County Courthouse is located at 145 Jefferson Avenue in Camden, Arkansas, the seat of Ouachita County. The two-story brick and concrete structure was designed by Little Rock architect Thomas Harding, and completed in 1933. The architecturally distinctive building exhibits a restrained Colonial Revival style (which was then passing out of fashion, with elements of Art Deco. It is a T-shaped building with symmetrical wings flanking a Classical style columned and gabled portico.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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Old Camden Post Office 0.25 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Old Camden Post Office is a former post office building at 133 Washington Street SW in Camden, Arkansas. The two story Romanesque Revival structure was built in 1895, and is one of the city's finest brick buildings. It was described, shortly after its construction, as the \"finest building between Little Rock and Texarkana\". It originally housed the post office on the ground floor and the Federal Land Office on the second floor.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

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Benjamin T. Powell House 0.25 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Benjamin T. Powell House is a historic house at 305 California Avenue in Camden, Arkansas. The two story wood-frame house was built in 1859, and is one a few pre-Civil War cotton-magnate houses to survive in the city. The house has a cypress frame, and features a Classical Revival facade with a front gable supported by four round columns sheltering porches with ornamental iron railings. The house was used as a military headquarters by Union Army forces during the Civil War.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

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Tyson Family Commercial Building 0.3 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Tyson Family Commercial Building is a historic commercial building at 151 Adams Street SE in Camden, Arkansas. Built c. 1923, this vernacular 1+1\u20442 story brick commercial block is one of the few to survive in the city from this time. Its main facade consists of three brick pilasters separated by plate glass windows supported by a metal frame. These are topped by a series of smaller transom windows. The two sections of the front are unequal in size, and one is slightly angled from the other. Although a number of similar buildings were built in the 1920s, most were destroyed by fire in the 1960s. It has always housed a general store.

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

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Graham-Gaughan-Betts House 0.33 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Graham-Gaughan-Betts House is a historic house at 710 Washington Street in Camden, Arkansas. The two story wood-frame house was built in 1858 by Major Joseph Graham. It is particularly notable for its well-preserved interior woodwork, and its elaborately decorated front porch.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It was later listed as a contributing property to the Washington Street Historic District.

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Rumph House 0.35 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Rumph House is a historic house at 717 Washington Street in Camden, Arkansas. In 1874 a single-story Victorian house was built, in which Dr. Junius Bragg, a Confederate Army surgeon, lived for many years. This house was extensively remodeled in 1925, during Arkansas' oil boom, adding a second floor, and restyling the building in the then-popular Craftsman style. This renovation was undertaken by Garland S. Rumph, who was prominent in local politics. Its Craftsman features include wide eaves, stuccoed gable ends, and exposed false rafter beams.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

The home was purchased in 2008 by Thomas Holt who has continued to contribute to the history of the home. Improvements have been made to the original structure in 2014 by closing in the back porch adding a sunroom and the addition of a deck in the back of the home.

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Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot-Camden 0.41 7
Railway Stations, Industrial Facilities, Interesting Places

Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot may refer to any of following former and active train stations previously used by the Missouri Pacific Railroad, many of which are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP):

(by state then city)

  • Missouri-Pacific Depot-Altus, Altus, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Arkadelphia, Arkadelphia, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Depot-Atkins, Atkins, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri Pacific Depot (Bald Knob, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot-Camden, Camden, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Depot-Clarksville, Clarksville, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri Pacific Depot (Earle, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Gurdon, Gurdon, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Hope, Hope, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Hot Springs, Hot Springs, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Malvern, Malvern, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot-McGehee, McGehee, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Depot-Newport, Newport, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Depot-Ozark, Ozark, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri Pacific Depot (Prescott, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Depot-Russellville, Russellville, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot (Sylamore, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Depot-Walnut Ridge, Walnut Ridge, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri Pacific Depot (Charleston, Missouri), listed on the NRHP in Missouri
  • Missouri Pacific Depot at Independence also known as Truman Depot, in Independence, Missouri, listed on the NRHP in Missouri
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Elliott-Meek House 0.43 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Elliott-Meek House is a historic house at 761 Washington Street in Camden, Arkansas. The two-story wood-frame house was built in 1857 by James Thomas Elliott, a local judge and later state senator. It is a well-preserved example of Camden's pre-Civil War prosperity, and a good example of Greek Revival styling. It also has triple-hung sash windows on its main facade, a rarity in the state.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

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McCollum-Chidester House Museum 0.55 7
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

The McCollum-Chidester House is a historic house at 926 Washington Street NW in Camden, Arkansas. It is now a museum operated by the Ouachita County Historical Society, along with the Leake-Ingham Building at the rear of the property. The 1+1\u20442-story wood-frame house was built in 1847 by Peter McCollum and sold ten years later to Colonel John T. Chidester. It is one of the finest pre-Civil War Greek Revival mansions in the state. Chidester was a prominent businessman who controversially sought to do business with Union interests during the Civil War. After the war he established a mail company that operated so-called \"Star routes\" as far west as the Arizona Territory. He was not implicated in bribery scandals that attended this operation.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

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Leake–Ingham Building 0.55 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Leake\u2013Ingham Building is a historic commercial building in Camden, Arkansas. It is located behind the McCollum-Chidester House at 926 Washington Street NW, and is part of the Ouachita County Historical Society Museum. It is one of the oldest commercial buildings in Camden. The single-story Greek Revival structure was built c. 1850 by William Leake, a prominent Camden attorney, and has a distinctive Greek temple front. It was originally located on a prominent corner of the city, at Washington and Harrison Streets. Leake operated a law practice from the building until 1866 with various partners, after which it was used to house government offices, and later Camden's first library. Threatened with demolition in the 1950s, it was moved several times before its acquisition by the historical society.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

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Rowland B. Smith House 0.59 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Rowland B. Smith House is a historic house at 234 Agee Street in Camden, Arkansas. This single-story wood-frame house was supposedly built in 1856, and exhibits no distinctive architectural style. The house is L-shaped, with a four-bay facade. A porch runs across the front under the main roof, which is supported by square columns. The house was probably built as a \"in-town\" house for the owner of a cotton plantation.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

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Oakland Cemetery 0.61 7
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Oakland Cemetery may refer to:

  • Oakland Cemetery (Camden, Arkansas), listed on the National Register of Historic Places
  • Oakland Cemetery, Confederate Section, Camden, Arkansas, listed on the NRHP
  • Oakland Cemetery (Little Rock, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta), Georgia, listed on the NRHP
  • Oakland Cemetery (Princeton, Illinois), listed on the NRHP
  • Oakland Cemetery (Fort Dodge, Iowa), listed on the NRHP
  • Oakland Cemetery (Iowa City, Iowa)
  • Oakland Cemetery (Shreveport, Louisiana), listed on the NRHP in Louisiana
  • Oakland Cemetery (Yonkers, New York)
  • Oakland Cemetery Chapel and Superintendent's House and Office, Sandusky, Ohio, listed on the NRHP in Ohio
  • Oakland Cemetery (Shelby, Ohio), cemetery in Shelby, Ohio
  • Oakland Cemetery (Dallas, Texas), cemetery in Dallas, Texas
  • Oakland Cemetery (Trenton, Tennessee), listed on the NRHP in Tennessee
  • Oakland Cemetery (Saint Paul, Minnesota), cemetery in Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Fort Lookout 1.12 7
Fortifications, Historic, Interesting Places, Other Fortifications

Fort Lookout, also known as Redoubt A, is a defensive earthworks erected during the American Civil War on the outskirts of Camden, Arkansas. It was the northernmost of a series of five redoubts built in defense of the city by Confederate Army forces in early 1864, preparatory to the Union Army's Camden Expedition (March\u2013May 1864). The site has been designated a National Historic Landmark as part of the Camden Expedition Sites, a collection of military sites related to the expedition.

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Fort Southerland Park 1.21 7
Fortifications, Historic, Urban Environment, Gardens And Parks, Cultural, Interesting Places, Other Fortifications

Fort Southerland, also known as Redoubt E and possibly Fort Diamond, is a redoubt built during the American Civil War to protect Camden, Arkansas. Confederate forces built it along with four other redoubts in early 1864 after a Union victory in the Little Rock campaign the previous year. Fort Southerland is about the size of a city block and is roughly oval. It could hold three cannons. When Union forces captured Camden in April 1864 during the Camden Expedition, they improved the defenses of the five redoubts, which were not sufficient for proper defense of the city. After the Confederates retook Camden later that month, they continued to improve the city's defenses.

The fort lies within Fort Southerland Park, a municipal park dedicated in 1974. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, and is part of the Camden Expedition Sites National Historic Landmark. Along with Fort Lookout (Redoubt A), it is one of only two of the redoubts around Camden still in existence.

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Ben Laney Bridge 1.25 7
Bridges, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Bridges

The Ben Laney Bridge is a historic bridge carrying U.S. Route\u00a079 Business (US\u00a079 Bus.) over the Ouachita River in Camden, Arkansas. The steel Pratt truss bridge was built in 1945\u201347, and dedicated to Acting Governor (and former Camden mayor) Benjamin Travis Laney. Its construction was delayed due to a shortage of steel. The bridge consists of three trusses with a total span of 129 feet (39\u00a0m), resting on reinforced concrete piers and abutments. The bridge also includes a 548-foot (167\u00a0m) approach of I-beam decking, which was built in 1934.

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

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Oakland Farm 3.01 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Oakland Farm is a historic farmhouse at the northern end of Oakland Street in Camden, Arkansas. The 1+1\u20442-story cypress house was built in 1886, and stands on one of the largest (96-acre (39\u00a0ha)) and most prominent estates in Camden. The house was built by William Frank Tate, descendant of Ouachita County's first English settler, John Tate, and remains in the Tate family. It has a T shape, with a main block and a series of additions which give it that shape. A veranda supported by Doric columns spans the width of the main facade.

The house, and a small parcel of land surrounding it, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The larger farm property also includes the listed Tate's Barn.

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Tate's Barn 3.01 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Tate's Barn is a historic barn in Camden, Arkansas. It is located on the Oakland Farm, a 96-acre (39\u00a0ha) property off Oakland Street, belonging to the Tate family, who were among Ouachita County's first American settlers. The barn, probably built in the 1880s, is a cypress structure with a complex floor plan spanning five levels. It is 37 feet (11\u00a0m) wide and 50 feet (15\u00a0m) long, with a potato cellar, corn storage rooms, equipment storage, and two levels of hay loft. Two sheds are attached to the barn, one housing horse stalls, the other farm implements.

The barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

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Camden Expedition Sites National Historic Landmark 0 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Camden Expedition Sites is a national historic landmark consisting of nine nationally significant historic places in southwest Arkansas where events of the Union army's disastrous Camden Expedition of 1864 occurred during the American Civil War. The Union was attempting to take over Shreveport, Louisiana. Each of the sites are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was designated a national historic landmark on April 19, 1994.

The National Park Service (NPS) nomination refers to nine sites, yet only eight of them are listed by name. The nomination fully describes the eight sites. The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program website includes the \"Old U.S. Arsenal\" in Little Rock, where the expedition started, in the designation. The photos accompanying the NPS nomination include images of the arsenal as well as the other eight sites.

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Sidney A. Umsted House 0.03 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Sidney A. Umsted House is a historic house at 404 Washington Street in Camden, Arkansas. The two story brick house was built in 1923\u201324, and is one of the best local examples of Mediterranean Revival architecture in the city. Sidney Umsted, for whom the house was built, became instantly wealthy with the discovery in 1922 of oil in nearby Smackover, and became one of Arkansas' wealthiest men. The house is faced in beige brick, and features a green tile roof.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. It is now a bed and breakfast inn.

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Clifton and Greening Streets Historic District 0.19 7
Historic, Historical Places, Interesting Places, Historic Districts

The Clifton and Greening Streets Historic District is a residential historic district in Camden, Arkansas. It encompasses a neighborhood area that typifies the growth of the city between about 1890 and 1940. When first listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998, it consisted of properties on Clifton Street between Cleveland and Dallas Avenues, and on Greening Street between Cleveland and Spring Avenues. The district has been enlarged three times, each time to add a few additional properties.

The Clifton and Greening Street area did not see any significant development until the 1890s. The oldest surviving houses in the district is the c. 1890 Queen Anne style Greening House (512 Greening Street), which was followed in the first decade of the 20th century by a number of large and stylish Colonial Revival houses. The regional oil boom of the 1920s brought new construction, mainly Craftsman in style, while a third wave of building occurred in the pre- and post-World War II period.

The district has three institutional buildings. The Garrison Auditorium, built in 1939, is the only surviving remnant of the Clevaland School, and is still used for community functions. It is connected via a covered passage to a modern school administration building. The third non-residential building is the Corner Grocery at Clifton and Cleveland, built in the 1920s. One natural feature is also included in the district: a deep ravine at the eastern end of the district is said to contain the only spring in the city limits.

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Saint Johns Episcopal Church 0.21 7
Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches

The veneration of saints in the Episcopal Church (United States) is a continuation of an ancient tradition from the early Church which honors important and influential people of the Christian faith. The usage of the term saint is similar to Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Episcopalians believe in the communion of saints in prayer and as such the Episcopal liturgical calendar accommodates feasts for saints.

This is the liturgical calendar found in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, Lesser Feasts and Fasts and additions made at recent General Conventions; the relevant official resources of the Episcopal Church.

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Camden Confederate Monument 0.21 7
Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Burial Places, Interesting Places, War Memorials, Monuments

The Camden Confederate Monument, also known as the Confederate Women's Memorial, is located on the grounds of the Ouachita County Courthouse in Camden, Arkansas. The sculpture, carved out of Italian marble, depicts a woman dressed in the period of the American Civil War, standing with her feet together, clutching a flagpole. The sculpture is mounted on a block of North Carolina granite, next to a tall (28-foot (8.5\u00a0m)) obelisk. The statue is 5 feet (1.5\u00a0m) tall. The obelisk is inscribed on three sides, recognizing the valor of women in the Confederate cause, and the organizations that funded the memorial's construction. The memorial was erected in 1914 by the local chapters of the United Confederate Veterans and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

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Ouachita County Courthouse 0.23 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Ouachita County Courthouse is located at 145 Jefferson Avenue in Camden, Arkansas, the seat of Ouachita County. The two-story brick and concrete structure was designed by Little Rock architect Thomas Harding, and completed in 1933. The architecturally distinctive building exhibits a restrained Colonial Revival style (which was then passing out of fashion, with elements of Art Deco. It is a T-shaped building with symmetrical wings flanking a Classical style columned and gabled portico.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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Old Camden Post Office 0.25 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Old Camden Post Office is a former post office building at 133 Washington Street SW in Camden, Arkansas. The two story Romanesque Revival structure was built in 1895, and is one of the city's finest brick buildings. It was described, shortly after its construction, as the \"finest building between Little Rock and Texarkana\". It originally housed the post office on the ground floor and the Federal Land Office on the second floor.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

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Benjamin T. Powell House 0.25 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Benjamin T. Powell House is a historic house at 305 California Avenue in Camden, Arkansas. The two story wood-frame house was built in 1859, and is one a few pre-Civil War cotton-magnate houses to survive in the city. The house has a cypress frame, and features a Classical Revival facade with a front gable supported by four round columns sheltering porches with ornamental iron railings. The house was used as a military headquarters by Union Army forces during the Civil War.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

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Tyson Family Commercial Building 0.3 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Tyson Family Commercial Building is a historic commercial building at 151 Adams Street SE in Camden, Arkansas. Built c. 1923, this vernacular 1+1\u20442 story brick commercial block is one of the few to survive in the city from this time. Its main facade consists of three brick pilasters separated by plate glass windows supported by a metal frame. These are topped by a series of smaller transom windows. The two sections of the front are unequal in size, and one is slightly angled from the other. Although a number of similar buildings were built in the 1920s, most were destroyed by fire in the 1960s. It has always housed a general store.

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

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Graham-Gaughan-Betts House 0.33 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Graham-Gaughan-Betts House is a historic house at 710 Washington Street in Camden, Arkansas. The two story wood-frame house was built in 1858 by Major Joseph Graham. It is particularly notable for its well-preserved interior woodwork, and its elaborately decorated front porch.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It was later listed as a contributing property to the Washington Street Historic District.

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Rumph House 0.35 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Rumph House is a historic house at 717 Washington Street in Camden, Arkansas. In 1874 a single-story Victorian house was built, in which Dr. Junius Bragg, a Confederate Army surgeon, lived for many years. This house was extensively remodeled in 1925, during Arkansas' oil boom, adding a second floor, and restyling the building in the then-popular Craftsman style. This renovation was undertaken by Garland S. Rumph, who was prominent in local politics. Its Craftsman features include wide eaves, stuccoed gable ends, and exposed false rafter beams.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

The home was purchased in 2008 by Thomas Holt who has continued to contribute to the history of the home. Improvements have been made to the original structure in 2014 by closing in the back porch adding a sunroom and the addition of a deck in the back of the home.

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Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot-Camden 0.41 7
Railway Stations, Industrial Facilities, Interesting Places

Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot may refer to any of following former and active train stations previously used by the Missouri Pacific Railroad, many of which are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP):

(by state then city)

  • Missouri-Pacific Depot-Altus, Altus, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Arkadelphia, Arkadelphia, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Depot-Atkins, Atkins, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri Pacific Depot (Bald Knob, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot-Camden, Camden, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Depot-Clarksville, Clarksville, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri Pacific Depot (Earle, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Gurdon, Gurdon, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Hope, Hope, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Hot Springs, Hot Springs, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Railroad Depot-Malvern, Malvern, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot-McGehee, McGehee, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Depot-Newport, Newport, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Depot-Ozark, Ozark, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri Pacific Depot (Prescott, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Depot-Russellville, Russellville, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot (Sylamore, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri-Pacific Depot-Walnut Ridge, Walnut Ridge, AR, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Missouri Pacific Depot (Charleston, Missouri), listed on the NRHP in Missouri
  • Missouri Pacific Depot at Independence also known as Truman Depot, in Independence, Missouri, listed on the NRHP in Missouri
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Elliott-Meek House 0.43 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Elliott-Meek House is a historic house at 761 Washington Street in Camden, Arkansas. The two-story wood-frame house was built in 1857 by James Thomas Elliott, a local judge and later state senator. It is a well-preserved example of Camden's pre-Civil War prosperity, and a good example of Greek Revival styling. It also has triple-hung sash windows on its main facade, a rarity in the state.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

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McCollum-Chidester House Museum 0.55 7
Cultural, Museums, Interesting Places, Other Museums

The McCollum-Chidester House is a historic house at 926 Washington Street NW in Camden, Arkansas. It is now a museum operated by the Ouachita County Historical Society, along with the Leake-Ingham Building at the rear of the property. The 1+1\u20442-story wood-frame house was built in 1847 by Peter McCollum and sold ten years later to Colonel John T. Chidester. It is one of the finest pre-Civil War Greek Revival mansions in the state. Chidester was a prominent businessman who controversially sought to do business with Union interests during the Civil War. After the war he established a mail company that operated so-called \"Star routes\" as far west as the Arizona Territory. He was not implicated in bribery scandals that attended this operation.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

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Leake–Ingham Building 0.55 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Leake\u2013Ingham Building is a historic commercial building in Camden, Arkansas. It is located behind the McCollum-Chidester House at 926 Washington Street NW, and is part of the Ouachita County Historical Society Museum. It is one of the oldest commercial buildings in Camden. The single-story Greek Revival structure was built c. 1850 by William Leake, a prominent Camden attorney, and has a distinctive Greek temple front. It was originally located on a prominent corner of the city, at Washington and Harrison Streets. Leake operated a law practice from the building until 1866 with various partners, after which it was used to house government offices, and later Camden's first library. Threatened with demolition in the 1950s, it was moved several times before its acquisition by the historical society.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

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Rowland B. Smith House 0.59 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

The Rowland B. Smith House is a historic house at 234 Agee Street in Camden, Arkansas. This single-story wood-frame house was supposedly built in 1856, and exhibits no distinctive architectural style. The house is L-shaped, with a four-bay facade. A porch runs across the front under the main roof, which is supported by square columns. The house was probably built as a \"in-town\" house for the owner of a cotton plantation.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

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Oakland Cemetery 0.61 7
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Oakland Cemetery may refer to:

  • Oakland Cemetery (Camden, Arkansas), listed on the National Register of Historic Places
  • Oakland Cemetery, Confederate Section, Camden, Arkansas, listed on the NRHP
  • Oakland Cemetery (Little Rock, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas
  • Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta), Georgia, listed on the NRHP
  • Oakland Cemetery (Princeton, Illinois), listed on the NRHP
  • Oakland Cemetery (Fort Dodge, Iowa), listed on the NRHP
  • Oakland Cemetery (Iowa City, Iowa)
  • Oakland Cemetery (Shreveport, Louisiana), listed on the NRHP in Louisiana
  • Oakland Cemetery (Yonkers, New York)
  • Oakland Cemetery Chapel and Superintendent's House and Office, Sandusky, Ohio, listed on the NRHP in Ohio
  • Oakland Cemetery (Shelby, Ohio), cemetery in Shelby, Ohio
  • Oakland Cemetery (Dallas, Texas), cemetery in Dallas, Texas
  • Oakland Cemetery (Trenton, Tennessee), listed on the NRHP in Tennessee
  • Oakland Cemetery (Saint Paul, Minnesota), cemetery in Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Fort Lookout 1.12 7
Fortifications, Historic, Interesting Places, Other Fortifications

Fort Lookout, also known as Redoubt A, is a defensive earthworks erected during the American Civil War on the outskirts of Camden, Arkansas. It was the northernmost of a series of five redoubts built in defense of the city by Confederate Army forces in early 1864, preparatory to the Union Army's Camden Expedition (March\u2013May 1864). The site has been designated a National Historic Landmark as part of the Camden Expedition Sites, a collection of military sites related to the expedition.

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Fort Southerland Park 1.21 7
Fortifications, Historic, Urban Environment, Gardens And Parks, Cultural, Interesting Places, Other Fortifications

Fort Southerland, also known as Redoubt E and possibly Fort Diamond, is a redoubt built during the American Civil War to protect Camden, Arkansas. Confederate forces built it along with four other redoubts in early 1864 after a Union victory in the Little Rock campaign the previous year. Fort Southerland is about the size of a city block and is roughly oval. It could hold three cannons. When Union forces captured Camden in April 1864 during the Camden Expedition, they improved the defenses of the five redoubts, which were not sufficient for proper defense of the city. After the Confederates retook Camden later that month, they continued to improve the city's defenses.

The fort lies within Fort Southerland Park, a municipal park dedicated in 1974. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, and is part of the Camden Expedition Sites National Historic Landmark. Along with Fort Lookout (Redoubt A), it is one of only two of the redoubts around Camden still in existence.

"
Ben Laney Bridge 1.25 7
Bridges, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Bridges

The Ben Laney Bridge is a historic bridge carrying U.S. Route\u00a079 Business (US\u00a079 Bus.) over the Ouachita River in Camden, Arkansas. The steel Pratt truss bridge was built in 1945\u201347, and dedicated to Acting Governor (and former Camden mayor) Benjamin Travis Laney. Its construction was delayed due to a shortage of steel. The bridge consists of three trusses with a total span of 129 feet (39\u00a0m), resting on reinforced concrete piers and abutments. The bridge also includes a 548-foot (167\u00a0m) approach of I-beam decking, which was built in 1934.

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

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Oakland Farm 3.01 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Oakland Farm is a historic farmhouse at the northern end of Oakland Street in Camden, Arkansas. The 1+1\u20442-story cypress house was built in 1886, and stands on one of the largest (96-acre (39\u00a0ha)) and most prominent estates in Camden. The house was built by William Frank Tate, descendant of Ouachita County's first English settler, John Tate, and remains in the Tate family. It has a T shape, with a main block and a series of additions which give it that shape. A veranda supported by Doric columns spans the width of the main facade.

The house, and a small parcel of land surrounding it, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The larger farm property also includes the listed Tate's Barn.

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Tate's Barn 3.01 7
Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Tate's Barn is a historic barn in Camden, Arkansas. It is located on the Oakland Farm, a 96-acre (39\u00a0ha) property off Oakland Street, belonging to the Tate family, who were among Ouachita County's first American settlers. The barn, probably built in the 1880s, is a cypress structure with a complex floor plan spanning five levels. It is 37 feet (11\u00a0m) wide and 50 feet (15\u00a0m) long, with a potato cellar, corn storage rooms, equipment storage, and two levels of hay loft. Two sheds are attached to the barn, one housing horse stalls, the other farm implements.

The barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

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Garden Oaks Twin Cinema 0 1
Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

Wallis Cinemas, formerly Wallis Theatres, is a family-owned South Australian company that operates cinema complexes, cinemas and drive-in theatres in greater Adelaide and regional South Australia.

Wallis Theatres works in conjunction with Big Screen Advertising, a company which distributes and screens advertisements at cinemas.

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First Baptist Church 0.05 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

First Presbyterian Church 0.1 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

First Christian Church 0.18 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

First United Methodist Church 0.2 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Strand Theatre 0.27 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Destroyed Objects

Strand Theatre or Strand Theater may refer to:

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Rialto Theatre 0.29 1
Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

Rialto Theatre may refer to:

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Ritz Theatre 0.29 1
Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

Ritz Theatre or Ritz Theater is the name of several facilities:

In England
  • Ritz Theatre (Lincoln, England)
In Australia
  • Ritz Cinema, Sydney, a heritage-listed theatre in Sydney, New South Wales
In the United States
  • Ritz Theatre (Brunswick, Georgia), contributing property of the Brunswick Old Town Historic District
  • Ritz Theatre (Jacksonville), Duval County, Florida
  • Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, Sanford, Seminole County, Florida, formerly the Ritz Theater, the Milane Theatre, and the Helen Stairs Theatre
  • Ritz Theatre (Haddon Township, New Jersey)
  • Ritz Theater (Newburgh, New York), Orange County
  • Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City, originally the Ritz Theatre
  • Ritz Theatre and Hoskins Rexall Drug Store No. 2, on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Anderson County, Tennessee
  • Ritz (Austin, Texas)
  • Ritz Theatre (Elizabeth, New Jersey)
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Malco Theatre 0.29 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Destroyed Objects

The Malco Theatre, located at 817 Central Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas, was built on a site that has housed vaudeville shows, silent movies, modern films, and specialty productions. The Malco, which was frequented by Bill Clinton as a boy, has played host to the prestigious Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute (HSDFI). The Art Deco building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 2010. The Malco is currently home to the Maxwell Blade Theatre of Magic & Comedy.

The economy of Hot Springs depended on lodging, dining, and entertainment to support its burgeoning tourism industry. In the late 1800s, Hot Springs attracted visitors from around the country to \u201ctake the waters.\u201d After their therapeutic bathing, visitors sought amusements and recreation. At first, this was limited to hunting, fishing, and horseback riding, activities they usually did closer to home as well, but the demand increased for diversions such as gambling and entertainment. In 1882, the Opera House on Hot Springs\u2019 Central Avenue was opened to present theatrical productions, including hosting traveling companies from New York.

In the early 1900s, motion pictures became a leading form of entertainment across the country. Frank Head, manager of the Opera House, commissioned the construction of the Princess Theatre in 1910 for viewing silent movies as well as attending vaudeville shows. It was built where Bridge Street connects Broadway to Central Avenue, the city's main thoroughfare. Hot Springs resident Sidney Nutt Sr. bought the Princess Theatre in 1927, converting it to sound in 1929 as talking pictures began to replace silent films.

Hot Springs\u2019 downtown business district along Central Avenue suffered a number of catastrophic fires in the early 1900s. The Princess Theatre survived until Christmas Eve in 1935, when a blaze destroyed all but its foundation and its masonry entrance on Broadway Street. Those elements would become the cornerstone of the Malco Theatre.

Working with architectural firm Brueggeman and Swaim to utilize the shell of the Princess Theatre, Nutt rebuilt it after the fire. When complete, the irregularly shaped theater had a large auditorium, balcony, lobby, and area for offices facing Central Avenue. The front of the theater included striking Art Deco elements that were popular at the time.

In 1936, Nutt sold his interest in the Princess to M. A. Lightman of Memphis, Tennessee, a successful theater owner throughout the South and founder of the Malco Theatre group. The Princess was renamed the Malco Theatre, with the name incorporating the initials of Lightman. The building was fronted by an elegant, brightly lit marquee to attract the public. The theater was renovated in 1946. With its orchestra and balcony sections holding more than 1,000 seats, it was considered a showplace of the South, boasting the finest projection and sound equipment.

Between 1929 and 1964, entrances were segregated\u2014the \u201cColored\u201d entrance was on the Broadway side of the building, while the \u201cWhite\u201d entrance was on Central Avenue. The Broadway entrance allowed African Americans to enter the building and go directly to their segregated seating area in the balcony. With advances in the civil rights movement in the 1960s, segregation of entrances and seating arrangements ended. The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program has stated that the Broadway entrance to the theater may be one of only two such formerly segregated entrances still in existence in the United States. Contemporary news reports stated that the management of the building mandated its preservation as a reminder of America's civil rights victories. During the Cold War era, the building's heavy steel beams and fourteen-inch concrete walls led to the Malco being declared a bomb shelter.

The Malco was remodeled in 1962 and continued to be the leading Hot Springs cinema through the 1980s, although the rise of multi-screen theaters around the country led to the Malco's single auditorium being divided into twin theaters. The Malco continued showing movies through 1995, when it was renovated and came under new management. Magician Maxwell Blade and his Theater of Magic were housed there, joined in 1996 by the HSDFI, which hosts the oldest all-documentary film festival in North America.

The HSDFI became the sole proprietor of the Malco in 2008 after Blade moved to another Hot Springs venue. In 2013, the Malco was purchased by a private owner, Rick Williams, who maintained the Malco's relationship with the HSDFI.

In 2016, Hot Springs\u2019 Sentinel-Record reported that Blade was \u201cgoing home\u201d to the Malco Theatre. Blade invested in restoring and renovating the aging theater, ahosting its grand re-opening on December 8, 2017. After its renovation, existing vintage tile in the building was restored. The theater boasts design elements such as ceiling tiles, decorative features, and lighting accents that suggest the Art Deco style of the 1920s when Sidney Nutt bought the Princess Theatre and converted it to showing \u201ctalking pictures.\u201d However, Maxwell Blade's magic show has also incorporated twenty-first century components such as digital audio and video projection, including three-dimensional backgrounds. Blade has stated that the interior was restored to the way it looked in the 1940s. It has been returned to having one large auditorium rather than being split into two twin theaters. The Malco can currently hold 320 people in its plush seats, as well as another seventy-five in the balcony.

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Saint Louis Catholic Church 0.3 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

New Calvary Church of God in Christ 0.33 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Calvary Assembly of God Church 0.39 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Church of Christ 0.44 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church 0.44 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church 0.58 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Confederate Cemetery 0.61 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Church of God in Christ 0.61 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Jewish Rest Cemetery 0.67 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Shiloh Baptist Church 0.72 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Greenwood Cemetery 0.74 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Memorial Park Cemetery 0.81 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Church of Christ 0.82 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Church of God in Christ 0.91 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Greater Saint Paul Baptist Church 1.08 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Second Baptist Church 1.09 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Hillside Baptist Church 1.19 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Saint Mark United Methodist Church 1.35 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

First Assembly of God Church 1.37 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Church of Christ 1.55 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Mesa Drive-In 2.07 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Destroyed Objects

Mesa ( MAY-s\u0259) is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is the most populous city in the East Valley section of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is bordered by Tempe on the west, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on the north, Chandler and Gilbert on the south along with Queen Creek, and Apache Junction on the east.

Mesa is the third-largest city in Arizona after Phoenix and Tucson, the 36th-largest city in the US, and the largest city that is not a county seat. The city is home to 504,258 people as of 2020 according to the Census Bureau and has been described as \"America's most conservative city\".

More than 40,000 students are enrolled in more than 10 colleges and universities located in Mesa, including the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University, Benedictine University, A.T. Still University, Upper Iowa University, Mesa Community College and Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Private for-profit institutions include Arizona College, Carrington College, DeVry University, Pima Medical Institute, and CAE Phoenix Aviation Academy. Arizona State University opened ASU at Mesa City Center in 2022, offering programs from the Herberger Institute for Design and Arts including a film school with media production facilities and a theater.

Mesa is home to the largest relief airport in the Phoenix area, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, located in the southeastern corner of the city.

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Grace Baptist Church 2.16 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Cumberland Church 2.3 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

White City Baptist Church 2.33 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Cullendale Cemetery 2.37 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Saint James Baptist Church 2.66 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Westside United Methodist Church 2.72 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Timothy United Methodist Church 2.74 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Cullendale Baptist Church 2.78 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Garden Oaks Twin Cinema 0 1
Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

Wallis Cinemas, formerly Wallis Theatres, is a family-owned South Australian company that operates cinema complexes, cinemas and drive-in theatres in greater Adelaide and regional South Australia.

Wallis Theatres works in conjunction with Big Screen Advertising, a company which distributes and screens advertisements at cinemas.

"
First Baptist Church 0.05 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

First Presbyterian Church 0.1 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

First Christian Church 0.18 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

First United Methodist Church 0.2 1
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Strand Theatre 0.27 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Destroyed Objects

Strand Theatre or Strand Theater may refer to:

"
Rialto Theatre 0.29 1
Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

The Rialto Square Theatre is a theater in Joliet, Illinois (U.S.). Opening in 1926, it was originally designed and operated as a vaudeville movie palace, but it now houses mainly musicals, plays, concerts, and standup comedy. It is also available for public and private functions. Designed in the Neo-Baroque style, it is considered one of \"150 great places in Illinois\" by the American Institute of Architects.

"
Ritz Theatre 0.29 1
Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places

Ritz Theatre or Ritz Theater is the name of several facilities:

In England
  • Ritz Theatre (Lincoln, England)
In Australia
  • Ritz Cinema, Sydney, a heritage-listed theatre in Sydney, New South Wales
In the United States
  • Ritz Theatre (Brunswick, Georgia), contributing property of the Brunswick Old Town Historic District
  • Ritz Theatre (Jacksonville), Duval County, Florida
  • Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center, Sanford, Seminole County, Florida, formerly the Ritz Theater, the Milane Theatre, and the Helen Stairs Theatre
  • Ritz Theatre (Haddon Township, New Jersey)
  • Ritz Theater (Newburgh, New York), Orange County
  • Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City, originally the Ritz Theatre
  • Ritz Theatre and Hoskins Rexall Drug Store No. 2, on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Anderson County, Tennessee
  • Ritz (Austin, Texas)
  • Ritz Theatre (Elizabeth, New Jersey)
"
Malco Theatre 0.29 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Destroyed Objects

The Malco Theatre, located at 817 Central Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas, was built on a site that has housed vaudeville shows, silent movies, modern films, and specialty productions. The Malco, which was frequented by Bill Clinton as a boy, has played host to the prestigious Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute (HSDFI). The Art Deco building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 2010. The Malco is currently home to the Maxwell Blade Theatre of Magic & Comedy.

The economy of Hot Springs depended on lodging, dining, and entertainment to support its burgeoning tourism industry. In the late 1800s, Hot Springs attracted visitors from around the country to \u201ctake the waters.\u201d After their therapeutic bathing, visitors sought amusements and recreation. At first, this was limited to hunting, fishing, and horseback riding, activities they usually did closer to home as well, but the demand increased for diversions such as gambling and entertainment. In 1882, the Opera House on Hot Springs\u2019 Central Avenue was opened to present theatrical productions, including hosting traveling companies from New York.

In the early 1900s, motion pictures became a leading form of entertainment across the country. Frank Head, manager of the Opera House, commissioned the construction of the Princess Theatre in 1910 for viewing silent movies as well as attending vaudeville shows. It was built where Bridge Street connects Broadway to Central Avenue, the city's main thoroughfare. Hot Springs resident Sidney Nutt Sr. bought the Princess Theatre in 1927, converting it to sound in 1929 as talking pictures began to replace silent films.

Hot Springs\u2019 downtown business district along Central Avenue suffered a number of catastrophic fires in the early 1900s. The Princess Theatre survived until Christmas Eve in 1935, when a blaze destroyed all but its foundation and its masonry entrance on Broadway Street. Those elements would become the cornerstone of the Malco Theatre.

Working with architectural firm Brueggeman and Swaim to utilize the shell of the Princess Theatre, Nutt rebuilt it after the fire. When complete, the irregularly shaped theater had a large auditorium, balcony, lobby, and area for offices facing Central Avenue. The front of the theater included striking Art Deco elements that were popular at the time.

In 1936, Nutt sold his interest in the Princess to M. A. Lightman of Memphis, Tennessee, a successful theater owner throughout the South and founder of the Malco Theatre group. The Princess was renamed the Malco Theatre, with the name incorporating the initials of Lightman. The building was fronted by an elegant, brightly lit marquee to attract the public. The theater was renovated in 1946. With its orchestra and balcony sections holding more than 1,000 seats, it was considered a showplace of the South, boasting the finest projection and sound equipment.

Between 1929 and 1964, entrances were segregated\u2014the \u201cColored\u201d entrance was on the Broadway side of the building, while the \u201cWhite\u201d entrance was on Central Avenue. The Broadway entrance allowed African Americans to enter the building and go directly to their segregated seating area in the balcony. With advances in the civil rights movement in the 1960s, segregation of entrances and seating arrangements ended. The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program has stated that the Broadway entrance to the theater may be one of only two such formerly segregated entrances still in existence in the United States. Contemporary news reports stated that the management of the building mandated its preservation as a reminder of America's civil rights victories. During the Cold War era, the building's heavy steel beams and fourteen-inch concrete walls led to the Malco being declared a bomb shelter.

The Malco was remodeled in 1962 and continued to be the leading Hot Springs cinema through the 1980s, although the rise of multi-screen theaters around the country led to the Malco's single auditorium being divided into twin theaters. The Malco continued showing movies through 1995, when it was renovated and came under new management. Magician Maxwell Blade and his Theater of Magic were housed there, joined in 1996 by the HSDFI, which hosts the oldest all-documentary film festival in North America.

The HSDFI became the sole proprietor of the Malco in 2008 after Blade moved to another Hot Springs venue. In 2013, the Malco was purchased by a private owner, Rick Williams, who maintained the Malco's relationship with the HSDFI.

In 2016, Hot Springs\u2019 Sentinel-Record reported that Blade was \u201cgoing home\u201d to the Malco Theatre. Blade invested in restoring and renovating the aging theater, ahosting its grand re-opening on December 8, 2017. After its renovation, existing vintage tile in the building was restored. The theater boasts design elements such as ceiling tiles, decorative features, and lighting accents that suggest the Art Deco style of the 1920s when Sidney Nutt bought the Princess Theatre and converted it to showing \u201ctalking pictures.\u201d However, Maxwell Blade's magic show has also incorporated twenty-first century components such as digital audio and video projection, including three-dimensional backgrounds. Blade has stated that the interior was restored to the way it looked in the 1940s. It has been returned to having one large auditorium rather than being split into two twin theaters. The Malco can currently hold 320 people in its plush seats, as well as another seventy-five in the balcony.

"
Saint Louis Catholic Church 0.3 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

New Calvary Church of God in Christ 0.33 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Calvary Assembly of God Church 0.39 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Church of Christ 0.44 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church 0.44 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church 0.58 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Confederate Cemetery 0.61 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Church of God in Christ 0.61 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Jewish Rest Cemetery 0.67 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Shiloh Baptist Church 0.72 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Greenwood Cemetery 0.74 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Memorial Park Cemetery 0.81 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Church of Christ 0.82 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Church of God in Christ 0.91 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Greater Saint Paul Baptist Church 1.08 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Second Baptist Church 1.09 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Hillside Baptist Church 1.19 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Saint Mark United Methodist Church 1.35 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

First Assembly of God Church 1.37 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Church of Christ 1.55 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Mesa Drive-In 2.07 1
Architecture, Historic Architecture, Cinemas, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Destroyed Objects

Mesa ( MAY-s\u0259) is a city in Maricopa County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. It is the most populous city in the East Valley section of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. It is bordered by Tempe on the west, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on the north, Chandler and Gilbert on the south along with Queen Creek, and Apache Junction on the east.

Mesa is the third-largest city in Arizona after Phoenix and Tucson, the 36th-largest city in the US, and the largest city that is not a county seat. The city is home to 504,258 people as of 2020 according to the Census Bureau and has been described as \"America's most conservative city\".

More than 40,000 students are enrolled in more than 10 colleges and universities located in Mesa, including the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University, Benedictine University, A.T. Still University, Upper Iowa University, Mesa Community College and Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Private for-profit institutions include Arizona College, Carrington College, DeVry University, Pima Medical Institute, and CAE Phoenix Aviation Academy. Arizona State University opened ASU at Mesa City Center in 2022, offering programs from the Herberger Institute for Design and Arts including a film school with media production facilities and a theater.

Mesa is home to the largest relief airport in the Phoenix area, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, located in the southeastern corner of the city.

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Grace Baptist Church 2.16 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Cumberland Church 2.3 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

White City Baptist Church 2.33 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Cullendale Cemetery 2.37 1
Cemeteries, Historic, Burial Places, Interesting Places

Saint James Baptist Church 2.66 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Westside United Methodist Church 2.72 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Timothy United Methodist Church 2.74 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places

Cullendale Baptist Church 2.78 1
Religion, Other Temples, Interesting Places