Bonneville House

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Bonneville House
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Location318 N. 7th St., Fort Smith, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°23′21″N94°25′14″W / 35.38917°N 94.42056°W / 35.38917; -94.42056 Coordinates: 35°23′21″N94°25′14″W / 35.38917°N 94.42056°W / 35.38917; -94.42056
Arealess than one acre
Built1880 (1880)
Architectural styleEarly Victorian
NRHP reference No. 71000128 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1971

The Bonneville House is a historic house at 318 North 7th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick structure, with a metal hip roof and a brick foundation. Built in 1880, its styling is predominately Second Empire, with elaborate window hoods, heavy paired brackets in the eaves, and a full-width porch with turned balusters and posts with finely-detailed capitals. In addition to its locally distinctive architecture, the house is historically significant as the home of explorer Benjamin Bonneville. [2]

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The house has been restored and is available for event rentals.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. [1]

Bonneville House Association

The Bonneville House Association consists of a Board of Directors and Executive Director to serve for the preservation, upkeep, and operation of The Bonneville House as a historical landmark and event venue.

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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 Bonneville House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-03-26.