J.E. Little House

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Location427 Western Ave., Conway, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°5′3″N92°27′22″W / 35.08417°N 92.45611°W / 35.08417; -92.45611 Coordinates: 35°5′3″N92°27′22″W / 35.08417°N 92.45611°W / 35.08417; -92.45611
Arealess than one acre
Built1919 (1919)
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No. 98001631 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 26, 1999

The J.E. Little House is a historic house at 427 Western Avenue in Conway, Arkansas, USA. It is a two-story masonry structure, its walls finished in brick and stucco, with a gabled tile roof that has exposed rafter ends and brackets in the Craftsman style. Its most prominent feature is a projecting two-story Greek temple portico, supported by Tuscan columns. It shelters a balcony set on the roof of a single-story porch, which extends to the left of the portico. It was built in 1919 for John Elijah Little, a local businessman who was a major benefactor of both Hendrix College and Faulkner County Hospital. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [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 J.E. Little House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-08.