Johnson House (518 East 8th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas)

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Location518 E. 8th St., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°44′26″N92°15′56″W / 34.74056°N 92.26556°W / 34.74056; -92.26556
Arealess than one acre
Built1900 (1900)
Architect Charles L. Thompson
Architectural styleColonial Revival
Part of MacArthur Park Historic District (ID77000269)
MPS Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR
NRHP reference No. 82000904 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1982
Designated CPJuly 25, 1977

The Johnson House is a historic house at 518 East 8th Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a 2+12-story American Foursquare style house, with a flared hip roof and weatherboard siding. Its front facade is covered by a single-story porch, supported by Tuscan columns, and the main roof eave features decorative brackets. A two-story polygonal bay projects on the right side of the front facade. Built about 1900, it is one of a group of three similar rental houses on the street by Charles L. Thompson, a noted Arkansas architect. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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 Johnson House (415 E. 8th)". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved December 6, 2015.