Headquarters House, Fayetteville

Name: Headquarters House
Address: Fayetteville, United States

#31 among attractions in Fayetteville

Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture, Georgian architecture

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Headquarters House, also known as the Colonel Tebbetts place, is a historic house museum at 118 East Dickson Street in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Built in 1850, it saw action in the American Civil War, serving as a headquarters for both the Union and Confederacy. During the action at Fayetteville, the house was attacked by Confederate troops while serving as a Union outpost. The building was donated to the Washington County Historical Society as a museum in 1967 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. ()

Built: 1850 (175 years ago)Coordinates: 36°3'58"N, 94°9'4"W

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Mount Sequoyah SouthFayetteville United States

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Headquarters House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fayetteville Historic Square, Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville Public Library, Fayetteville Confederate Cemetery.

0.6 miSW
Square
Fayetteville Historic Square, Fayetteville
15 min walk • The Fayetteville Historic Square, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, includes the original Fayetteville post office, the Old Bank of Fayetteville Building, the Lewis Brothers Building, the Mrs. Young Building, and the Guisinger Building. These buildings are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
0.8 miW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville
20 min walk • The Walton Arts Center is a performing arts center. It is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas near the campus of the University of Arkansas, and serves as a cultural center for the Northwest Arkansas area.
0.8 miW
Library
Fayetteville Public Library, Fayetteville
22 min walk • The Fayetteville Public Library is a library in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design silver-certified library was named "Library of the Year" in 2005 by Library Journal and an "American Landmark Library" by TravelSmart.
~1720 ftS
Cemetery
Fayetteville Confederate Cemetery, Fayetteville
9 min walk • Fayetteville Confederate Cemetery is a cemetery for soldiers of the Confederate States located on the eastern side of Fayetteville in Washington County, Arkansas. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, the cemetery encompasses 3.5 acres.
0.4 miSW
Romanesque architecture, Tower
Washington County Courthouse, Fayetteville
12 min walk • The Washington County Courthouse is the name of a current courthouse and that of a historic one in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the county seat of Washington County. The historic building, built in 1905, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
0.7 miW
Street, Shopping
Dickson Street, Fayetteville
19 min walk • The West Dickson Street Commercial Historic District, known as Dickson Street, is an area in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas just off the University of Arkansas campus. It is lined with multiple bars, restaurants, and shops unique to the area. Many large condo projects are now under construction as well.
1 miW
Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery, Fayetteville
26 min walk • Evergreen Cemetery, located at William and University Streets in Fayetteville, Arkansas, is one of the largest early historic cemeteries in the region, with burials dating to 1838.
0.8 miW
Theater, Concerts and shows
TheatreSquared, Fayetteville
22 min walk • TheatreSquared, founded in 2005, is a regional professional theatre located in downtown Fayetteville, Arkansas. The company stages seven productions each year as well as the Arkansas New Play Festival of emerging works, totaling 270 annual performances for an audience of approximately 60,000 including 20,000 students and their teachers.
0.4 miE
Neighbourhood
Mount Sequoyah Cottages, Fayetteville
11 min walk • The Mount Sequoyah Cottages are a pair of historic summer cabins at 808 and 810 East Skyline Drive in Fayetteville, Arkansas. They are both single-story wood-frame structures, faced in fieldstone and topped by a gable roof.
0.9 miW
Bridge
Maple Street Overpass, Fayetteville
24 min walk • The Maple Street Overpass is a historic bridge in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The bridge carries West Maple Street over the railroad tracks running just east of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville campus.
~1970 ftSW
Museum, History museum
Ridge House, Fayetteville
10 min walk • The Ridge House is a historic house at 230 West Center street in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is owned by the Washington County Historical Society, and is open for tours by appointment.

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Nearby attractions include Fayetteville Confederate Cemetery, Fayetteville (9 min walk), Walker Family Plot, Fayetteville (9 min walk), Ridge House, Fayetteville (10 min walk), Mount Sequoyah Cottages, Fayetteville (11 min walk).