Commandant's House (Walnut Ridge, Arkansas)

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Commandant's House
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Location264 McClellan Dr., Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°7′52″N90°56′17″W / 36.13111°N 90.93806°W / 36.13111; -90.93806 Coordinates: 36°7′52″N90°56′17″W / 36.13111°N 90.93806°W / 36.13111; -90.93806
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1942 (1942)
Built byU.S. Army
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS World War II Home Front Efforts in Arkansas, MPS
NRHP reference No. 09001251 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 2010

The Commandant's House is a historic house at 264 McClellan Drive in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. It is a single story wood frame structure, with a side-gable main block flanked by front gable wings, giving it a U shape. The house was built in 1942 by the United States Army as the residence of the commander of the Walnut Ridge Army Flying School, and is the only building known to survive from that endeavor. It was also later the home of H.E. Williams, the founder of the nearby Williams Baptist College. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. [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 Commandant's House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-12-17.