2327 Old Wire Rd. and 1567 Dodd Ave., Springdale, Arkansas. County/parish: Washington.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 29, 2003. NRIS 03000465.
3 contributing buildings. 2 contributing structures. 6 contributing objects.Also known as:
Fitzgerald Station and Farmstead is a collection of historic buildings and structures in Springdale, Arkansas associated with the Butterfield Overland Mail Trail. Historically the site of a tavern popular with travelers heading west prior to the establishment of the Butterfield Trail, the property became a station along the route in the 1850s. Today, the property retains an original 1850s barn built as a waypoint along the route, as well as an 1870s house and associated outbuildings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in May 2003.
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