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.[2]

Rusher Hotel
Rusher Hotel is located in Arkansas
Rusher Hotel
Location in Arkansas
Rusher Hotel is located in the United States
Rusher Hotel
Location in United States
Location127 W. Cedar, Brinkley, Arkansas
Coordinates34°53′15″N 91°11′32″W / 34.88750°N 91.19222°W / 34.88750; -91.19222
Built1915
Part ofLick Skillet Railroad Work Station Historic District (ID92000558)
NRHP reference No.86001664[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 18, 1986
Designated CPJune 1, 1992

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986,[1] and is a contributing property to the Lick Skillet Railroad Work Station Historic District.

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Rusher Hotel". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved June 20, 2015.