Coolidge House (Helena-West Helena, Arkansas)

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Coolidge House
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Location820 Perry St., Helena, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°31′46″N90°35′36″W / 34.52944°N 90.59333°W / 34.52944; -90.59333 Coordinates: 34°31′46″N90°35′36″W / 34.52944°N 90.59333°W / 34.52944; -90.59333
Arealess than one acre
Built1880 (1880)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
Part of Beech Street Historic District (ID86003314)
NRHP reference No. 83001161 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1983
Designated CPJanuary 30, 1987

The Coolidge House is a historic house at 820 Perry Street in Helena, Arkansas. It is a 1-1/2 story wood frame structure, built in 1880 by S. C. Moore as a wedding present for his daughter, Anna Leslie Moore, and Charles Coolidge, Jr. It is an excellent local example of Queen Anne styling, with numerous gables projecting from its steeply hipped and busy roof line. The porch extends partly across the front (south) before wrapping around to the west; it has sawn brackets and a spindled frieze, with a pedimented gable above the stairs. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [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 Coolidge House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-27.