Parker Hickman Homestead near Jasper Arkansas. The homestead was built between 1847 and 1849 by Alvin and Greenbury Parker. By 1912, the Hickman Family had moved in. The homestead remained in the Hickman Family until 1978. In 1982, the area became part of the Buffalo National River. In 1987, the homestead was added to the National Register of Historic Places, and under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service