What to See in Newport - Top Sights and Attractions

Church building in Newport, Arkansas. The First Presbyterian Church is a historic church building at 4th and Main Streets in Newport, Arkansas It was designed by architects Sanders & Ginocchio in Classical Revival style and built in 1910. It is a single-story brick structure, with a shallow hip roof over its main hall. The entrance is set in a slightly projecting gable-ended section, flanked by Tuscan columns and square pilasters.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1]

Building in Newport, Arkansas. The Jackson County Courthouse is located along Main Street in the center of Newport, Arkansas, the county seat of Jackson County. It is a Late Victorian brick building, with a protruding three-story square tower. It was built in 1892, and is one of the state's oldest courthouses. It was apparently based in part on the Ouachita County courthouse, but its architect is not known.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[2]

Historical place in Newport, Arkansas. The Newport American Legion Community Hut is a historic log meeting hall in Remmel Park, north of Remmel Avenue, in Newport, Arkansas. It is a single-story structure, with a gable roof, and a front porch with a shed roof supported by log columns. The interior has retained all of its exposed log framing. A storage building, also built of logs at the same time, stands nearby. The hall was built in 1934 as part of the improvements to Remmel Park, and was designed to serve both the local American Legion chapter and the community.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.^[3]

The Arkansas Bank & Trust Company is a historic commercial building at 103 Walnut Street in Newport, Arkansas. It is a two-story masonry structure, finished in terra cotta on its two street-facing facades, and brick on the others. It is an elegant example of Classical Revival architecture, designed by Mann & Stern of Little Rock and completed in 1916. It is one of the city's finest and most ornately decorated commercial buildings.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.^[4]

Historical place in Newport, Arkansas. The Empie-Van Dyke House is a historic house at 403 Laurel Street in Newport, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with the asymmetrical massing typical of the Queen Anne style. It has two projecting sections, one at a corner that is topped by a pyramidal tower. Built in 1891, it was one of the first Queen Anne houses built in the city, and is one of its few older homes to survive with little alteration. It was built by William B. Empie, owner of local lumber-related businesses, and survived the town's great 1927 flood.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[5]

Public safety office in Newport, Arkansas. Jackson County Jail in Newport, Arkansas was built in 1905. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

It was delisted on September 20, 2006.^[6]

The Gregg House is a historic house at 412 Pine Street in Newport, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick-faced structure, three bays wide, with a side gable roof, twin interior chimneys, and a two-story addition projecting to the right. The front facade bays are filled with paired sash windows, except for the entrance at the center, which is sheltered by a gable-roofed portico supported by box columns. The entrance is flanked by sidelight windows and topped by a lintel decorated with rosettes. The house was designed by Sanders and Ginocchio and built in 1920, and is a fine local example of Colonial Revival architecture.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[7]