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Russellville was incorporated in 1819 on former Chickasaw lands. The town was built about 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of the Cedar Creek Furnace and at the intersection of the Gaines Trace and Jackson's Military Road. It was named the county seat of Franklin County in 1820, but lost the seat to the more centrally-located Frankfort in 1849.
The Riggs-Hamilton American Legion Post No. 20 is a historic social meeting hall at 215 North Denver Avenue in Russellville, Arkansas. It is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story stone structure, with a gable roof and stone foundation. Its eaves and gable ends show exposed rafter ends in the Craftsman style, and the main facade has a half-timbered stucco section ...
The Russellville Downtown Historic District encompasses an eight-block area of downtown Russellville, Arkansas. This area, developed primarily between 1875 and 1930, includes the city's highest concentration of period commercial architecture, a total of 34 buildings. Most of them are brick, one or two stories in height, and in a variety of styles.
Russellville was known as a "rogue's harbor", as many of its early settlers moved there due to being wanted by the law in other areas, or simply needed a fresh start. [4] The first house in the district was built in 1790, but it no longer stands.
The Confederate Monument in Russellville, in the middle of the Russellville Historic District of Russellville, Kentucky, is a monument to the Confederate States of America that is on the National Register of Historic Places since July 17, 1997. It was built in 1910 by the Camp Caldwell chapter of the United Confederate Veterans, Chapter No. 139 ...
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The Wilson House is a historic house at 214 East 5th Street in Russellville, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick building with a hip roof, and tall two-story projecting gabled entry pavilion, supported by massive Doric columns. A two-story porch, open on the second level, wraps across the front and around the left side.
The John W. White House is a historic house at 1509 West Main Street in Russellville, Arkansas. It is a broad two-story brick structure, in a broad expression of the American Foursquare style with Prairie School and Craftsman elements. It is covered by a hipped tile roof, with a hipped dormer on the front roof face.