Lake Wedington Historic District

Lake Wedington Historic District
The lake with historic recreational facility in the background behind trees
Lake Wedington Historic District is located in Arkansas
Lake Wedington Historic District
Location within Arkansas
Lake Wedington Historic District is located in the United States
Lake Wedington Historic District
Location within the United States
Nearest citySavoy, Arkansas
Coordinates36°5′23″N 94°22′15″W / 36.08972°N 94.37083°W / 36.08972; -94.37083
Area170 acres (69 ha)
Built1936
ArchitectYoung, Paul; WPA
Architectural styleRustic
NRHP reference No.94001612[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 11, 1995

The Lake Wedington Historic District (locally Lake Wedington, sometimes spelled incorrectly Lake Weddington) is a US Historic District in Washington County, Arkansas. The 170-acre (69 ha) historic district is located within the 424-acre (172 ha) Lake Wedington Recreation Area within the Ozark Mountains.[2] The area is administered by the United States Forest Service within the Ozark–St. Francis National Forest.

Facilities

Surrounding the 102-acre (41 ha) Lake Wedington are 18 family campsites and 19 family picnic sites, built by the Works Progress Administration in 1938. The area also contains six modernized cabins for overnight visitors, complete with air conditioning. A 7-mile (11 km) hiking trail is available year-round. Further amenities include volleyball courts, playgrounds, horseshoes, a boat ramp and boathouse. The area closed in 2019 following failure of the area's water well. The area remains closed; $4.7 million of funding for repairs was included in the 2024 appropriations bill passed by the 118th United States Congress. Construction to connect the facility to the Washington Water Authority public water system started June 29, 2026, no completion date has been established.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Lake Wedington." Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism. Profile Retrieved 2011-06-05
  3. ↑ Thompson, Doug (June 27, 2026). "Work to restore water utility service to Lake Wedington Recreational Area begins Monday". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Northwest Arkansas Newspapers. pp. B1–B4. ISSN 1060-4332. Retrieved June 29, 2026.


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