Trumann in Poinsett County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Poinsett Community Club
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, May 6, 2026
1. Poinsett Community Club Marker
Erected by Arkansas Historic Preservation Program Department of Arkansas Heritage.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.
Location. 35° 40.35′ N, 90° 30.772′ W. Marker is in Trumann, Arkansas, in Poinsett County. It is at the intersection of Poinsett Avenue and West Main Street, on the right when traveling west on Poinsett Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Poinsett Avenue, Trumann AR 72472, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Mississippi Alluvial Plain. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Great River Road Region. 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 Purchase, one of the Confederate States of
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lepanto Veterans Memorial (approx. 11 miles away); SSG James R. Hendrix (approx. 11 miles away); Poinsett County Court House (approx. 13.7 miles away); Hattie Wyatt Caraway (approx. 14.8 miles away); Troops Raised in Craighead County (approx. 14.9 miles away); Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church (approx. 15.6 miles away); Craighead County Court House (approx. 15.7 miles away); The Battle of Jonesboro (approx. 15.7 miles away).
Also see . . . Arkansas SP Poinsett Community Club - NHPR Nomination Form. Statement of significance summary:
A massive and unusual example of Craftsman architecture expressed in a public building constructed by an industrial facility, the Poinsett Community Club, or Old Trumann Community House, served as the focus of social and recreational activities in Trumann. Although designed by the Poinsett Lumber and Manufacturing Company for its employees, school and civic life also revolved around the imposing symbol of a small, early twentieth-century, Southern(Submitted on May 13, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia.)industrial town. Finally, the building represented the essential contribution of the Singer Sewing Machine Company subsidiary to the development and persistence of Trumann.Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, May 6, 20262. Poinsett Community ClubMarker is to the left of the front door.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
