Maxwell-Hinman House

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Maxwell-Hinman House
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Location902 N.W. Second St., Bentonville, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°22′23″N94°13′18″W / 36.37306°N 94.22167°W / 36.37306; -94.22167 Coordinates: 36°22′23″N94°13′18″W / 36.37306°N 94.22167°W / 36.37306; -94.22167
Arealess than one acre
Built1881 (1881)
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Benton County MRA
NRHP reference No. 87002322 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 28, 1988

The Maxwell-Hinman House is a historic house at 902 NW Second Street in Bentonville, Arkansas. It is an elaborate L-shaped Italianate brick house, supposedly built in 1881 by a returning Civil War veteran. It has decorative brickwork brackets, cornice, corner quoining, and window hoods. The only significant woodwork on the exterior are the porch columns which have ornate scrollwork capitals. The high quality work and unusual decorative elements suggest the house was built by workmen from outside the area. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [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 Maxwell-Hinman House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-02-19.