The Hoo Hoo Monument on First Street in
Gurdon, Arkansas
Gurdon is a city in Clark County, Arkansas, Clark County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,840 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
History
The town was founded in the late 19th century as a railroad town for the timber ...
, is a commemoration of the creation of the
International Concatenated Order of the Hoo Hoo, a fraternal society of lumbermen founded in Gurdon in 1892. The granite monument with bronze plaque is located near the site of the Hotel Hall where the Hoo Hoo organization was founded. The monument was designed in the
Egyptian Revival
Egyptian Revival is an architectural style that uses the motifs and imagery of ancient Egypt. It is attributed generally to the public awareness of ancient Egyptian monuments generated by Napoleon's French campaign in Egypt and Syria, invasion of ...
style by
George Zolnay and placed in 1909. The plaque was originally affixed to Hotel Hall, but was moved to the granite marker after the building was demolished in 1927. The monument is a rare Arkansas work by Zolnay.
The monument was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1999.
See also
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References
External links
Monuments and memorials on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
Buildings and structures completed in 1909
National Register of Historic Places in Clark County, Arkansas
1909 establishments in Arkansas
Relocated buildings and structures in Arkansas
Egyptian Revival architecture in Arkansas
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