Johnswood

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Location10314 Cantrell Rd., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°47′17″N92°23′16″W / 34.78806°N 92.38778°W / 34.78806; -92.38778
Area9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built1941 (1941)
ArchitectMaximilian F. Mayer
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Minimal Traditional
NRHP reference No. 94000495 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1994

Johnswood is a historic house at 10314 Cantrell Road in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a single-story structure, its main section built out of sandstone and capped by a side gable roof, with an attached wood frame section on the left end, with a front-facing gable roof. The main entrance is located in the center of the stone section, sheltered by a small gabled porch. The house was built in 1941 to a design by Maximilian F. Mayer for Arkansas authors John Gould Fletcher and Charlie May Simon. The house was at that time well outside the bounds of Little Rock in a rural setting, and was written about by Simon in an autobiographical work called Johnswood. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [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 Johnswood". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-07.