Fort Smith National Historic Site, Fort Smith

Name: Fort Smith National Historic Site
Address: 301 Parker Ave, Fort Smith, 72901-1938, United States
Telephone: +1 479-783-3961

#2 among attractions in Fort Smith

Top attraction, Museum, History museum, Historical place

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Fort Smith National Historic Site, Fort Smith

Facts and practical information

Fort Smith National Historic Site is a National Historic Site located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, along the Arkansas River. The first fort at this site was established by the United States in 1817, before this area was established as part of Indian Territory. It was later replaced and the second fort was operated by the US until 1871. This site was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1961. ()

Alternative names: Visitors per year: 86.1 thous.Coordinates: 35°23'19"N, 94°25'53"W

Address

301 Parker AveDowntown Fort SmithFort Smith 72901-1938 United States

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+1 479-783-3961

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Day trips

Fort Smith National Historic Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Smith Trolley Museum, W.H.H. Clayton House, Fort Smith Museum of History, Belle Grove Historic District.

~1010 ftS
Museum, Specialty museum
Fort Smith Trolley Museum, Fort Smith
5 min walk • The Fort Smith Trolley Museum is a streetcar and railroad museum in Fort Smith, in the U.S. state of Arkansas, which includes an operating heritage streetcar line. The museum opened in 1985, and operation of its streetcar line began in 1991.
0.6 miE
Museum, History museum
W.H.H. Clayton House, Fort Smith
17 min walk • The W.H.H. Clayton House, now the Clayton House Museum, is a historic house museum at 514 North 6th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a 2+1⁄2-story L-shaped wood-frame structure, with a projecting front clipped-gable section.
~920 ftE
Museum, History museum
Fort Smith Museum of History, Fort Smith
5 min walk • The Fort Smith Museum of History is located at 320 Rogers Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The museum is devoted to presenting the history of Fort Smith and the surrounding region.
0.6 miE
Park
Belle Grove Historic District, Fort Smith
15 min walk • Belle Grove Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district north of the central business district of Fort Smith, Arkansas. This area became an affluent residential area not long after Fort Smith was established in 1842, and was most heavily developed between about 1870 and 1930.
~1900 ftSE
City hall
Sebastian County Courthouse-Ft. Smith City Hall, Fort Smith
10 min walk • The Sebastian County Courthouse/Fort Smith City Hall is a historic civic building at 100 South 6th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a large four-story stone and concrete structure with modest Art Deco styling, designed by Fort Smith architects E. Chester Nelson, T. E.
~1980 ftS
Cemetery
Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith
10 min walk • Fort Smith National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located at Garland Avenue and Sixth Street in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas. It encompasses 22.3 acres, and as of the end of 2005, had 13,127 interments.
~1770 ftSE
Memorial
Ft. Smith Confederate Monument, Fort Smith
9 min walk • The Ft. Smith Confederate Monument stands on the grounds of the Sebastian County Courthouse at the junction of 6th and Rogers Streets in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
1.6 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Fort Smith
40 min walk • The Goddard United Methodist Church formerly the Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic church at 1922 Dodson Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
0.6 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
New Theatre, Fort Smith
15 min walk • The New Theatre is a historic theatre building at 11 North 10th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The Beaux Arts building was built in 1911, and was supposedly modeled on the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City.
1.2 miSE
Mission Revival Style architecture
Tillman Shaw House, Fort Smith
32 min walk • The Tillman Shaw House is a historic house at 500 South 19th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The house is an architecturally eclectic two-story brick structure, set on an artificially raised plot in a neighborhood of predominantly smaller houses.
0.9 miE
Romanesque architecture
James Sparks House, Fort Smith
24 min walk • The James Sparks House is a historic house at 201 North 14th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick structure, with a round three-story tower at one corner, around which a wraparound porch extends. It features Romanesque segmented-arch and round-arch windows, and chimneys with decorative corbelled tops.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Fort Smith National Historic Site open?

Fort Smith National Historic Site is open:

Monday 9 am - 5 pm
Tuesday 9 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 9 am - 5 pm
Thursday 9 am - 5 pm
Friday 9 am - 5 pm
Saturday 9 am - 5 pm
Sunday 9 am - 5 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Fort Smith National Historic Site?

Nearby attractions include Fort Smith Museum of History, Fort Smith (5 min walk), West Garrison Avenue Historic District, Fort Smith (5 min walk), Fort Smith Trolley Museum, Fort Smith (5 min walk), Ft. Smith Confederate Monument, Fort Smith (9 min walk).