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===Historic districts and properties=== [[File:COL. SAMUEL W. PEEL HOUSE, BENTONVILLE, BENTON COUNTY, AR.jpg|right|thumb|Peel Mansion, built in 1875, is now furnished with period pieces and offers tours and rentals for private events, such as weddings.]] {{See also|National Register of Historic Places listings in Benton County, Arkansas}} Bentonville contains over 30 listings on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP), the official [[Federal government of the United States|federal]] list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation. The city contains two residential historic districts, the [[Bentonville Third Street Historic District|Third Street Historic District]] and [[Bentonville West Central Avenue Historic District|West Central Avenue Historic District]]. Both districts contain historic residences notable for their architectural styles and contributions to the city's early history. Together, over 40 houses are listed as contributing properties. Preeminent individual residential listings within the historic districts include the [[Craig-Bryan House]], [[Elliott House (Bentonville, Arkansas)|Elliott House]], [[James A. Rice House]] and the [[Rice House (Bentonville, Arkansas)|Rice House]] on "A" Street. Residential listing elsewhere in the city include the [[Col. Samuel W. Peel House|Peel Mansion Museum]], [[Stroud House (Bentonville, Arkansas)|Stroud House]] and [[Col. Young House]]. Also included in the NRHP are historic public structures, such as the Benton County Courthouse, [[Benton County Jail]], [[Old High Middle School (Bentonville, Arkansas)|Bentonville High School]], commercial structures such as the [[Benton County National Bank]], [[Massey Hotel]], [[Roy's Office Supply Building]], and the [[Terry Block Building]], and two cemeteries. Additionally, a [[Bentonville Confederate Monument|confederate monument]] installed in 1908 by a local [[United Daughters of the Confederacy]] chapter. On June 1, 2020, local residents held a [[George Floyd protests|non-violent demonstration]] at the statue in solidarity with the [[Black Lives Matter]] movement, until later that night, when the Benton County Sheriff's "mobile field force" ended the demonstration by deploying [[Tear gas|tear gas]] on the assembled crowd and arresting several people.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Doug |last2=Neal |first2=Tracy |title=Before the Tear Gas: How peaceful protest turned into chaos |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2020/jul/26/tear-gas/?news-arkansas-nwa |website=Arkansas Online |date=July 26, 2020 |publisher=Arkansas Democrat Gazette |access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref> The statue was removed from the square in September 2020 and relocated to the new privately held James H. Berry Park in July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Crews remove Bentonville's Confederate monument|url=https://www.4029tv.com/article/bentonville-confederate-statue-moving/33866567|website=4029tv.com|language=en-US|access-date=September 2, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-29 |title=Confederate statue returns to public view as James H. Berry Park gets set to open in Bentonville {{!}} Arkansas Democrat Gazette |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/jul/29/confederate-statue-returns-to-public-view-as/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=www.arkansasonline.com |language=en}}</ref>
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