Bateman-Griffith House

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Bateman-Griffith House
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Location316 Jefferson St., Clarendon, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°41′56″N91°18′59″W / 34.69889°N 91.31639°W / 34.69889; -91.31639 Coordinates: 34°41′56″N91°18′59″W / 34.69889°N 91.31639°W / 34.69889; -91.31639
Arealess than one acre
Built1930 (1930)
ArchitectMann & Gatling (Estes Mann)
Architectural style Tudor Revival
MPS Clarendon MRA
NRHP reference No. 84000184 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 1, 1984

The Bateman-Griffith House is a historic house at 316 Jefferson Street in Clarendon, Arkansas, United States. It is a brick and stone two-story structure, with a steeply pitched gable roof, with a long single-story section projecting to one side, and a stone-arch porte cochere on the other. Built in 1930, it is a locally distinctive example of Tudor Revival architecture, designed by Memphis, Tennessee architect Estes Mann of the firm Mann & Gatling. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Bateman-Griffith House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-06-07.