Bishop Hiram A. Boaz House

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Bishop Hiram A. Boaz House
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Location22 Armistead Road,
Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°46′0″N92°19′22″W / 34.76667°N 92.32278°W / 34.76667; -92.32278 Coordinates: 34°46′0″N92°19′22″W / 34.76667°N 92.32278°W / 34.76667; -92.32278
Arealess than one acre
Built1926
ArchitectMarion Fooshe, Charles L. Thompson
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No. 94000142 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 7, 1994

The Bishop Hiram A. Boaz House is a historic house located at 22 Armistead Road in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Description and history

It is a two-story, timber-framed structure, clad in brick and stucco with half-timbering in the Tudor Revival style. It was designed by Dallas, Texas architect Marion Fooshe under the supervision of the architect Charles L. Thompson, and was built in 1926 for Rev. Hiram A. Boaz, the first Methodist bishopt to reside in Arkansas and the first president of Southern Methodist University. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 1994, for its architecture and historic associations. [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 Bishop Hiram A. Boaz House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-09-29.