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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOJ8_violet-cemetery_Osceola-AR.html
Violet Cemetery predates Arkansas statehood, the county, and city, with the oldest grave dating 1831. Initially secluded, the cemetery found itself in the middle of downtown as Osceola grew west because of cotton farming and manufacturing. Many el…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOJ6_old-bell-telephone-building_Osceola-AR.html
Built in 1911 by a local attorney, R.C. Rose, as Osceola's first telephone office, the building features two louver-covered windows, a cornice dividing the two floors and two square pilasters with corbelled brick separating the upper 8-over-8 wind…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOJ3_calvary-episcopal-church_Osceola-AR.html
Built in 1902, the Calvary Episcopal Church is one of the oldest still in use in the county, serving many farmers, laborers, and professionals along the Cotton Highway for over a century. The bell tower and main entrance formerly resided on Hale A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOJ1_planters-bank-building_Osceola-AR.html
The Neo-Classical style 1920 building, designed by noted architect Uzzell Branson, originally housed Citizens Bank, then, First State Bank, a mercantile store, and City Hall. A citizens group, including Congressman W.J. Driver, opened Planters Ban…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOI7_bank-of-osceola_Osceola-AR.html
Built in 1909, the Bank of Osceola shared this building with various enterprises over the years, including a cotton brokerage firm and small movie theater. While much of the original architecture remains intact, four circular stone profiles of Sem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOI6_drug-store_Osceola-AR.html
This corner building has been home to a drug store dating back to 1913. Once a two-story building with an elevated parapet and cornice, a fire in the early 1960s destroyed the second floor. The building's longest-running occupant is Newcomb's Drug…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOI5_east-hale-storefronts_Osceola-AR.html
The potential for commerce related to cotton payrolls attracted a robust cadre of Jewish merchants to Hale Avenue in the early 1900s. Harwarg's opened in "Old Town" before moving to "New Town," followed by Beehive's, Nickol's, and Weinberg's. Silv…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOGV_wpa-post-office_Osceola-AR.html
The Works Progress Administration built this building, dedicated on May 29, 1936, as a new post office. The structure served the citizens of Osceola and the Cotton Highway as a post office until the Postal Service relocated to Johnson Street. Subs…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOGT_florida-brothers-building_Osceola-AR.html
Thomas J. Florida established the Florida Brothers Company in 1926, supplying farm and home loans to families along the Cotton Highway. Mr. Florida built this Art Deco-influenced structure in 1935, featuring Indiana limestone. The building subsequ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOGR_mississippi-county-bank_Osceola-AR.html
In a spot once home to the Mercantile Opera House, this Classical Revival-style building was built in 1936 as Mississippi County Bank, showcasing Italian marble and rich wood throughout. Continuing to finance farming interests, First National Bank…