Julian Bunn Davidson House

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Location 410 S. Battery St., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°44′50″N92°17′38″W / 34.74722°N 92.29389°W / 34.74722; -92.29389 Coordinates: 34°44′50″N92°17′38″W / 34.74722°N 92.29389°W / 34.74722; -92.29389
Area less than one acre
Built 1951 (1951)
Architectural style Mid-Century Modern
NRHP reference # 13001105 [1]
Added to NRHP March 10, 2014

The Julian Bunn Davidson House is a historic house at 410 South Battery Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is the only formerly residential structure in Arkansas capitol district, currently housing state offices. It is a single-story Mid-Century Modern structure, designed by local architect Julian Bunn Davidson for his family and built in 1951. It is a high-quality example of the modern style, and the only one in this region of the city. [2]

Little Rock, Arkansas Capital of Arkansas

Little Rock is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. It is also the county seat of Pulaski County. It was incorporated on November 7, 1831, on the south bank of the Arkansas River close to the state's geographic center. The city derives its name from a rock formation along the river, named the "Little Rock" by the French explorer Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe in the 1720s. The capital of the Arkansas Territory was moved to Little Rock from Arkansas Post in 1821. The city's population was 198,541 in 2016 according to the United States Census Bureau. The six-county Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is ranked 78th in terms of population in the United States with 738,344 residents according to the 2017 estimate by the United States Census Bureau.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [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 Little Rock, Arkansas Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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