Fordyce House (Hot Springs, Arkansas)

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Fordyce House
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Location 746 Park Ave., Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°31′45″N93°2′58″W / 34.52917°N 93.04944°W / 34.52917; -93.04944 Coordinates: 34°31′45″N93°2′58″W / 34.52917°N 93.04944°W / 34.52917; -93.04944
Area less than one acre
Built 1910
Architect Thompson,Charles L.
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR
NRHP reference # 82000818 [1]
Added to NRHP December 22, 1982

The Fordyce House is a historic house at 746 Park Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is a 1-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a hip roof that has large cross-gabled gambrel dormers projecting in each direction. It has a curved wraparound porch supported by Tuscan columns. It was built in 1910 to a design by architect Charles L. Thompson, and is an excellent local example of Colonial Revival architecture. [2]

Hot Springs, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Hot Springs is a city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Garland County. The city is located in the Ouachita Mountains among the U.S. Interior Highlands, and is set among several natural hot springs for which the city is named. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 35,193. In 2017 the estimated population was 36,915.

Colonial Revival architecture

Colonial Revival architecture was and is a nationalistic design movement in the United States and Canada. Part of a broader Colonial Revival Movement embracing Georgian and Neoclassical styles, it seeks to revive elements of architectural style, garden design, and interior design of American colonial architecture.

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

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Garland County, Arkansas Wikimedia list article

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Fordyce House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-04.