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Historic Homes & Buildings

Headquarters House (circa 1853)
118 East Dickson Street • Fayetteville, AR 72701
Located in the Washington-Willow Historic District
479-521-2970
Built by Judge Jonas Tebbetts, this Greek Revival-style home owned and preserved by the Washington County Historical Society survived the Civil War even though the Battle of Fayetteville was fought on its front lawn. A doorway bears the scar of a mini-ball. more... map
Ridge House, The
230 West Center • Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-521-2970
Fayetteville's oldest standing residence served as a refuge for Sarah Bird Northup Ridge and her children after the assassination of her Cherokee husband, John Ridge, in 1839. The Ridge House "stands as a post Trail of Tears Site commemorating the John Ridge Family and all those who were forced to leave their homes in the East and travel to Indian Territory over a trail of tears." more...

Fayetteville Public Library
401 West Mountain Street • Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-856-7000
Located two blocks west of the Square, the Fayetteville Public Library is open Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays until 5:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sundays. more... map

Arkansas Air Museum
4290 South School Street • Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-521-4947
Housed in the "White Hangar," an all-wooden structure at Fayetteville's Drake Field and one of the nation's few remaining all-wood hangers from the World War II era, the Arkansas Air Museum is "home to some of the nation's only surviving varieties of aircraft and some world-famous replicas." Arkansas' oldest museum contains a collection of "open cockpit biplanes and closed cabin monoplanes that carried pioneering airmen and women into the skies of the nation from 1929 to 1969." more... map
Ozark Military Museum
4360 South School Avenue • Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-587-1941
The Ozark Military Museum is dedicated to the preservation of aircraft, weapons and other memorabilia from World War II and other conflicts. more... map