Matthews-Bradshaw House

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Matthews-Bradshaw House
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Location524 Skyline Dr., North Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°46′47″N92°15′17″W / 34.77972°N 92.25472°W / 34.77972; -92.25472 Coordinates: 34°46′47″N92°15′17″W / 34.77972°N 92.25472°W / 34.77972; -92.25472
Arealess than one acre
Built1929 (1929)
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, French Eclectic
MPS Pre-Depression Houses and Outbuildings of Edgemont in Park Hill MPS
NRHP reference # 92000568 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 1, 1992

The Matthews-Bradshaw House is a historic house at 524 Skyline Drive in North Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a single-story masonry structure, its exterior clad in brick and stone. A conical turreted section with diamond-pane windows projects from one corner, and the gable above the main entrance is finished in half-timbered stucco. Built in 1929 by the Justin Matthews Company as part of its Park Hill development, it is the only example Matthews built of the French Eclectic style. It was designed by Frank Carmean, the Matthews Company architect. [2]

North Little Rock, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

North Little Rock is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, across the Arkansas River from Little Rock in the central part of the state. The population was 62,304 at the 2010 census. In 2017 the estimated population was 65,911, making it the seventh-most populous city in the state. North Little Rock, along with Little Rock and Conway, anchors the six-county Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is further included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock Combined Statistical Area with 902,443 residents.

Justin Matthews (1876–1955) was an Arkansas road and bridge builder and real estate developer. He helped to design and expand many areas in central Arkansas.

Frank Carmean was an architect in Arkansas. Not formally trained as an architect, but rather experienced in building construction, he became a designer. He joined a firm in 1927 that was developing the Edgemont residential area of Little Rock, and is believed to have designed all but one of the 16 homes in the development. The firm billed him as their "architect", and he toured to collect new designs. He introduced or expanded the use of Spanish Colonial architecture in Little Rock.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [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.

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Pulaski County, Arkansas Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Pulaski County, Arkansas.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Matthews-Bradshaw House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-08.