Jonesboro in Craighead County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Nash-Reid-Hill House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 6, 2019

1. Nash-Reid-Hill House Marker

Inscription.
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Arkansas
Historic Preservation
Program

Department of Arkansas/Heritage

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 35° 50.16′ N, 90° 42.525′ W. Marker is in Jonesboro, Arkansas, in Craighead County. It is at the intersection of West Matthews Avenue and Witt Street, on the right when traveling west on West Matthews Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 418 W Matthews Ave, Jonesboro AR 72401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Crowley’s Ridge

and in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana

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one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Arkansas (approx. 0.2 miles away); In Memoriam United Spanish War Veterans (approx. ¼ mile away); Craighead County Court House (approx. ¼ mile away); The Battle of Jonesboro (approx. ¼ mile away); Battery C, 206th Coast Artillery (AA) Dutch Harbor, Alaska Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Craighead County Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Craighead County 9/11 Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Hattie W. Caraway A.B., LL. D. (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jonesboro.

Regarding Nash-Reid-Hill House. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

… The builder of the nominated property, William Travis Nash, was born in Alabama in 1852. After the Civil War, he practiced pharmacy under the guidance of a cousin. W.T. Nash' s father, A.S. Nash, had served in the Confederate Army and moved the family to Jonesboro in 1871 and opened a mercantile business. In 1875, W.T. Nash established the Nash Drug Company on the east side of
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 22, 2023

2. Nash-Reid-Hill House Marker
Court Square. … Nash was also involved in other businesses and industries. He was one of the first directors of the Bank of Jonesboro, an organizer and president of the Jonesboro Roller Mill, and a director and stockholder in the Jonesboro Building & Loan Association.

… Nash initiated construction on a new residence at 418 West Matthews in 1898, and the stylish Queen Anne residence was not completed until 1902.

Also see . . . Nash-Reid-Hill House (PDF). National Register nomination submitted for the property, which was listed in 1994. (National Archives) (Submitted on April 24, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 386 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 24, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.