Pine Bluff in Jefferson County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Jewel Bain House #2

Phoebe's Jewel

Jewel Bain House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 5, 2026

1. Jewel Bain House Marker

Inscription. has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. Erected in 1937 Restored in 2007

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1937.

Location. 34° 11.56′ N, 92° 0.787′ W. Marker is in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in Jefferson County. It is at the intersection of South Cherry Street and West 36th Avenue, on the left when traveling south on South Cherry Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3601 S Cherry Street, Pine Bluff AR 71603, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Arkansas Delta

and in the Quapaw Homeland.

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 Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bayou Bartholomew (approx. 1.1 miles away); Methodist Church (approx. 2.2 miles away); Boone-Murphy House / Union Strategy and Pine Bluff (approx. 2.3 miles away); Saenger Theatre (approx. 2½ miles away); Joseph Bonne Cabin (approx. 2.6 miles away); Barraque Street (approx. 2.6 miles away); Auguste La noir de Serville (approx. 2.6 miles away); Battle of Pine Bluff (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pine Bluff.

Also see . . . Jewel Bain House NRHP nomination form (Arkansas Heritage). Excerpt:

… The Bain House is one of four houses that Jewel Bain designed for her family in Pine Bluff between the 1920s and 1960s. Although not a formally trained architect, Jewel Bain had a keen sense of design, which is displayed in the houses that she designed. Jewel Bain was also the member of a very select group of women in Arkansas that were involved in architectural design, and Bain may be the only woman designer to have buildings constructed. (The only other known woman who may have been involved in architectural design
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 5, 2026

2. Jewel Bain House & Marker
Marker is to the left of the door.
in the state is Mary Pipkin, the wife of architect Yandell Johnson. Although Pipkin had a B.S. degree in Architecture from Washington University, it is not known what, if any, buildings in the state she designed or what role she played in her husband's designs.)

The Bain House is not only significant for its associations with the limited role that women had in architecture in Arkansas, but also as an outstanding example of the Art Moderne style. The Bain House shows hallmark characteristics of the Art Moderne style with its asymmetrical façade, horizontal grooves in the walls, horizontal balustrade elements, and, in the case of the Bain House, at least the appearance of a flat roof. The Art Moderne style supplanted the Art Deco style in the 1930s, which is when the Bain House was built, and was a relatively rare style for domestic architecture. Few examples of the style are known in Arkansas, and the Bain House is the only example currently known in Pine Bluff.

(Submitted on July 12, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 12, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 12, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.