The Web Long House and Motel is a historic former motel complex on the north side of
United States Route 63
U.S. Route 63 (US 63) is a , north–south United States Highway primarily in the Midwestern and Southern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at Interstate 20 (I-20) in Ruston, Louisiana; the northern terminus is at US ...
, just east of Springwood Road, on the outskirts of
Hardy, Arkansas
Hardy is the 2nd oldest city in Sharp and Fulton counties in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The population was 765 in 2020.
Geography
Hardy is located at (36.320553, -91.480645).
The Spring River, which begins in Mammoth Spring, flows through H ...
. The complex includes three buildings: a single-story stone house, which also served as the office for the motel, a duplex located just to its east, also built of flagstone, and a four-unit stone motel building facing south. The complex was built in 1943 by Web Long, president of the Hardy Development Council, as a home for his family and a business serving travelers. It is one of the earliest known examples of motel architecture in
Sharp County.
The buildings were listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
See also
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References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Houses completed in 1943
Houses in Sharp County, Arkansas
Motels in the United States
National Register of Historic Places in Sharp County, Arkansas
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