Charles Clary Waters House

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Charles Clary Waters House
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Location2004 W. 22nd St., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°43′42″N92°17′37″W / 34.72833°N 92.29361°W / 34.72833; -92.29361 Coordinates: 34°43′42″N92°17′37″W / 34.72833°N 92.29361°W / 34.72833; -92.29361
Arealess than one acre
Built1906 (1906)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Part of Central High School Neighborhood Historic District (2012 boundary increase) (ID12000320)
NRHP reference No. 79000455 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 10, 1979
Designated CPJune 7, 2012

The Charles Clary Waters House is a historic house at 2004 West 22nd Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a two-story wood frame structure, with a gabled roof, weatherboard siding, and a brick foundation. Its prominent feature is a massive temple-front portico, with two-story fluted Ionic columns supporting a dentillated entablature and fully pedimented gable. The house was built in 1906, and is a prominent local example of Classical Revival architecture. It was from 1911 to 1927 home to Charles Clary Waters, a prominent local attorney who served for many years as a US District Attorney. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [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 Charles Clary Waters House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-25.