Inn at Carnall Hall
January 31, 2026
Carnall Hall was built in 1906 as the first women’s residence hall at the University of Arkansas. … More Inn at Carnall Hall
Category: Historic Buildings
U.S. Post Office
January 30, 2026
Built in 1911 at the center of the Fayetteville square, the U.S. Post Office was among the most used public buildings in Fayetteville for most of the 20th century. Prior to its construction, the county’s courthouse stood at the center of the square. After a new post office was built on Dickson Street in the … More U.S. Post Office
Squire Jehagen Outreach Center
January 20, 2026
The Squire Jehagen Outreach Center, a ministry of St. James Baptist Church, provides aid to alleviate hunger, homelessness and poverty in Northwest Arkansas and to be a catalyst between the church and our communities. The center is based in the old St. James church building at 115 S. Willow Avenue and was named for the … More Squire Jehagen Outreach Center
Headquarters House
January 19, 2026
Also known as the Tebbetts House, this frame home with Greek revival design was built in 1853 by Matilda and Jonas March Tebbetts as their family home in Fayetteville. Its design was the same as the William Baxter House, which stood across Dickson Street at about the location of the present-day Washington County Courthouse. Jonas … More Headquarters House
Reiff House
January 18, 2026
The Reiff House on Center Street, built in 1857, and as it looked in the mid-1900s. Today, it is home to Moore’s Funeral Home. … More Reiff House
Ridge House
January 15, 2026
The Ridge House was built about 1836 and is the oldest known building still standing in Fayetteville. Sarah Bird Northrup Ridge, widow of John Ridge, a Cherokee leader who was slain during intertribal conflict, purchased the house in 1840 and moved her family out of the Indian Territory to Fayetteville. Sarah Ridge helped organize the … More Ridge House
Mrs. Young Building
January 7, 2026
The Mrs. Young Building on the Fayetteville Square was built and first owned by Mrs. Sarah Jessie Young. She moved to Fayetteville in 1877 with her husband, a traveling dentist. They divorced in 1883, and she began work as a studio photographer, among the earliest in Fayetteville. In 1887, she contracted to construct a building … More Mrs. Young Building
Ellis Building
December 16, 2025
Earl Ellis built a garage and office on the site of present-day 208 N. Block Avenue as the new home of his Ellis Motor Company. Ellis had started with a shop in the Gunter Addition but wanted to be nearer downtown. He died in 1927, and his widow, Florence Ellis, rented the building out for … More Ellis Building
Masonic Lodge
February 1, 2014
The staff of the Fayetteville City Government Channel, led by manager Fritz Gisler, produce short videos about the history of Fayetteville in a series called Fayetteville History Minute, which aired on the government channel. This history minute is about the Free Mason organization and Washington Lodge No. 1 of Fayetteville, the first Masonic lodge … More Masonic Lodge
Historic Washington County Courthouse
August 16, 2012
The Fayetteville History Minute episode about the Historic Washington County Courthouse, which aired in 2012, won a bronze Telly Award in the category of documentary programming. Fritz Gisler, manager of the Fayetteville Government Channel, received the award for excellence in video production. Neal Bilbe was the lead producer for the series.