Van Buren Historic District
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Van Buren Historic District
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| Location | Main Street bounded by Cane Hill Street and the Arkansas River in Van Buren, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35°26′4″N 94°21′15″W / 35.43444°N 94.35417°WCoordinates: 35°26′4″N 94°21′15″W / 35.43444°N 94.35417°W |
| Area | 20 acres (8.1 ha) |
| Architectural style | Primarily Victorian, also Italianate, Queen Anne and Chicago school |
| NRHP Reference # | 76000402 |
| Added to NRHP | April 30, 1976 |
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Van Buren Confederate Monument
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| Location | Courthouse Lawn, Van Buren, Arkansas |
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| Built | 1899 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | Civil War Commemorative Sculpture MPS |
| NRHP Reference # | 96000461 |
| Added to NRHP | April 26, 1996 |
The Van Buren Historic District encompasses eight blocks of historic buildings along Main Street in Van Buren, Arkansas. Many of the structures are pre-1920 Victorian and Italianate buildings closely related to the history of commerce in the city. Positioned between the city's train depot and the Arkansas River, the businesses constituting the Van Buren Historic District have played a vital role in the history and economy of the city and region. The district was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic District on April 30, 1976.
The Crawford County Courthouse, originally built in 1842, is the oldest operating courthouse west of the Mississippi River. Following a fire in 1876, the courthouse was rebuilt using the original walls that survived the blaze. Doric columns, a three-story clock tower with bell, cast roof rises and a classic portico constitute the building's facade. Wings flank the building to the southeast and northwest. A fountain featuring Hebe and 1832 log schoolhouse used by Albert Pike are located on the courthouse grounds, as well as the Confederate soldier monument in front of the structure.
The Van Buren Confederate Monument is located in front of the Crawford County Courthouse in Van Buren, Arkansas. Built in 1899 by the Mary Lee Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the structure was initially erected in Fairview Cemetery. Honoring Confederate dead from the Battle of Pea Ridge, Battle of Prairie Grove, and the Battle of Wilson's Creek, the Sons of the Confederacy requested the memorial be relocated to the courthouse lawn in 1906, and it has remained there ever since. The monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 as part of the Civil War Commemorative Sculpture Multiple Property Submission.
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