Claude Fouke House

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Claude Fouke House
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Location501 Pecan St., Texarkana, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°25′41″N94°2′9″W / 33.42806°N 94.03583°W / 33.42806; -94.03583 Coordinates: 33°25′41″N94°2′9″W / 33.42806°N 94.03583°W / 33.42806; -94.03583
Arealess than one acre
Built1903 (1903)
Built byClaude Fouke
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 82002125 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 22, 1982
Removed from NRHPSeptember 2, 2022

The Claude Fouke House [lower-alpha 1] was a historic house at 501 Pecan Street in Texarkana, Arkansas. It was a two-story brick structure with a hip roof, set on a raised corner lot. It was one of the city's most elaborate Classical Revival structures, with a monumental temple front supported by pairs of fluted Ionic columns rising to the full height of the facade. The roof had an elaborate modillioned cornice, with a small triangular pediment containing a half-round window. The interior of the house contained equally impressive woodwork. The house was built in 1903 by Claude Fouke, the son of railroad baron George Fouke. [2]

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The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

After 28 months of neglect by the owner, Beech Street First Baptist Church, the structure was demolished and the debris removed in March 2022. [3] It was delisted in September 2022. [4]

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Notes

  1. The NRHP nomination form uses the spelling "Claude Foulke House" contrary to all other sources.

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  2. "NRHP nomination for Claude Fouke House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
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