Bates Tourist Court

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LocationFair St., Marshall, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°54′39″N92°37′56″W / 35.91083°N 92.63222°W / 35.91083; -92.63222 Coordinates: 35°54′39″N92°37′56″W / 35.91083°N 92.63222°W / 35.91083; -92.63222
Arealess than one acre
Built1935 (1935)
MPS Searcy County MPS
NRHP reference No. 93000979 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 4, 1993

The Bates Tourist Court is a historic traveler's accommodation on Fair Street in Marshall, Arkansas. The property includes four buildings, three of which are stone-veneered wood frame cabins. The fourth building, which original housed the office, has been substantially altered since the facility was built about 1935. The property is rare within Searcy County as a surviving example of 1930s road-based tourist architecture. [2]

The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Bates Tourist Court" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-07-04.