Rusher Hotel

Rusher Hotel
Location 127 W. Cedar, Brinkley, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°53′15″N 91°11′32″W / 34.88750°N 91.19222°W / 34.88750; -91.19222Coordinates: 34°53′15″N 91°11′32″W / 34.88750°N 91.19222°W / 34.88750; -91.19222
Built 1915
Part of Lick Skillet Railroad Work Station Historic District (#92000558)
NRHP Reference # 86001664[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 18, 1986
Designated CP June 1, 1992

The Rusher Hotel, also known as the Great Southern Hotel, is a historic hotel building at 127 West Cedar Street in Brinkley, Arkansas. It was built in 1915 to serve the Brinkley Union Station. It is a three story brick building, whose main entrance originally faced the railroad, but was reoriented to the street facade after the railroad declined in importance.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986,[1] and is a contributing property to the Lick Skillet Railroad Work Station Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Rusher Hotel" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
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