Interstate Orphanage

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Interstate Orphanage
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Location339 Charteroak Street, Hot Springs, Arkansas 71901-6100
Coordinates 34°29′50″N93°3′12″W / 34.49722°N 93.05333°W / 34.49722; -93.05333
Area9.4 acres (3.8 ha)
Built1928 (1928)
Architect Charles L. Thompson
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR
NRHP reference No. 82000832 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1982

The Interstate Orphanage was a historic orphanage at 339 Charteroak Street (formerly 339 Combs) in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The building in which it was located is a two-story brick building with a hip roof that has broad eaves, and single-story flanking wings. A porch extends across five bays of the front, with a brick balustrade and brick posts. The building was designed by Charles L. Thompson and built in 1928. [2]

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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] It continues to be used as an orphanage, and is now owned by the Ouachita Children's Center.

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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 Interstate Orphanage". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved October 11, 2015.