Cherry Cemetery Near Rison Becomes County's 14th Entry on National Register

  • (Photo by AHPP)
    (Photo by AHPP)
  • HISTORIC ICONOGRAPHY - This marker of Margarette R. Young, who died at age 3 in 1875, includes an angel across the top of the head stone. The AHPP said the cemetery has several head stones featuring such iconography that was popular during the 19th and early 20th centuries. (Photo by AHPP)
    HISTORIC ICONOGRAPHY - This marker of Margarette R. Young, who died at age 3 in 1875, includes an angel across the top of the head stone. The AHPP said the cemetery has several head stones featuring such iconography that was popular during the 19th and early 20th centuries. (Photo by AHPP)
    RISON - The addition of the Cherry Cemetery near Rison to the National Register of Historic Places marks the 14th location in Cleveland County to receive the designation.The Cherry Cemetery, also known as the Temperance Hill Cemetery, is located about 5.5 miles southeast of Rison along Mt. Elba Road. It was officially added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sept. 5, 2024, according to the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP) website.Other sites within Cleveland County that are on the National Register include:Attwood-Hopson House, New Edinburg - ca. 1890, a one-and-a-half story Queen Anne style residence that was redesigned in 1917 to reflect Craftsman style architecture.Barnett-Attwood House, New Edinburg - 1835-1836, a log dog-trot house.Cleveland County Clerk's Building, Rison - 1902, frame office that was used as the county clerk's office that once sat on the grounds of the Cleveland County Courthouse in Ri-son. It is now the Mercantile building at the Pioneer Village in Rison.Cleveland County Courthouse, Rison - 1911, a structure designed using Beaux-Arts architecture.Magnolia Petroleum Company Filling Station, Kingsland - c.1930, Craftsman and Tudor Revival-style gas station.Marks' Mills Battlefield Park - commemorates the April 25, 1864 Civil War battle. It is part of the Camden Expedition National Historic Landmark.Mount Olivet Methodist Church, Rison - 1867, vernacular Greek Revival church building that was originally located at Calmer. It is now part of the Pioneer Village at Rison.New Edinburg Commercial Historic District, New Edinburg - 1898-1948, commercial and residential structures that mak up what was once the commercial district of New Edinburg.Old U.S. 79, Kingsland Segment - 1938, concrete highway segment and overpass.Rison Cities Service Station, Rison - 1938, English Revival-style service station at the corner of Ma...

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