Three States Lumber Company Mill Powerhouse

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Three States Lumber Company Mill Powerhouse
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LocationOld Mill Rd.
Burdette, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°49′0″N89°56′24″W / 35.81667°N 89.94000°W / 35.81667; -89.94000 Coordinates: 35°49′0″N89°56′24″W / 35.81667°N 89.94000°W / 35.81667; -89.94000
Area2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1909 (1909)
Built byThree States Lumber Company
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No. 01001175 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 28, 2001

The Three States Lumber Company Mill Powerhouse, also known as the Burdette Plantation Company Store, is a historic industrial site on Old Mill Road in Burdette, Arkansas. The only surviving element of what was once a much larger sawmill, the powerhouse is a two-part structure built in 1909 to provide electrical power to the Three States Lumber Company. The northern part of the building is a two-story brick structure with a gable roof, while the southern part is a single-story shed-roof concrete structure, which includes the remnants of a smokestack. The Three States company ran a large sawmill on this site between 1906 and 1922, removing most of the structures when its operations shut down. The property was converted into a plantation when the company moved out, and this building became the company store. [2]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [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 Three States Lumber Company Mill Powerhouse" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-12-09.