Charles N. Rix House

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Charles N. Rix House
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Location628 Quapaw Ave., Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°30′22″N93°3′37″W / 34.50611°N 93.06028°W / 34.50611; -93.06028 Coordinates: 34°30′22″N93°3′37″W / 34.50611°N 93.06028°W / 34.50611; -93.06028
Arealess than one acre
Architectural styleColonial Revival, American Foursquare
Part of Quapaw-Prospect Historic District (ID99000821)
NRHP reference No. 92001393 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1992
Designated March 8, 2002

The Charles N. Rix House is a historic house at 628 Quapaw Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is a two-story American Foursquare wood-frame structure, with a hip roof and a brick foundation. It has a single-story porch extending across its front, supported by Ionic columns and a turned-spindle balustrade. The roof is adorned with projecting dormers. The house was probably built about 1907, by Charles N. Rix, a banker who moved to Hot Springs in 1879, and was a leading force in the development of the city as a resort center. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [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 N. Rix House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-25.