Doniphan Lumber Mill

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Historic lumber mill listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a historic district.

Built: c. 1905
Architectural style: cast-concrete industrial
Areas of significance: Architecture
Area: 65 acres (includes Doniphan Lake)
Historically significant structures:
- machine shop
- dry kilns
- mill work building
- boiler room
- 2 storage buildings
- water tower
Date added to NRHP: 9/13/1991
Other designations: U.S. Historic District; part of the White County Multiple Property Submission
Notes: This lumber mill complex is a good example of the kind of large-scale facilities that were built in response to the growing lumber industry in this region of Arkansas. In its heyday, the lumber mill also boasted a "company town" around it, with at least 60 homes that were inhabited by plant workers. All of these homes are now gone, but the plant itself still operates. Historically, Doniphan Lake was used to store logs before being processed.