Rusher Hotel

127 W. Cedar, Brinkley, Arkansas. County/parish: Monroe.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 18, 1986. NRIS 86001664.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Great Southern Hotel

From Wikipedia:

Rusher Hotel

The Rusher Hotel, also known as the Great Southern Hotel, is a historic hotel building at 127 West Cedar Street in Brinkley, Arkansas. It was built in 1915 to serve the Brinkley Union Station. It is a three-story brick building, whose main entrance originally faced the railroad, but was reoriented to the street facade after the railroad declined in importance.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, and is a contributing property to the Lick Skillet Railroad Work Station Historic District.

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