North Elm Street Historic District

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North Elm Street Historic District

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A house on Elm Street
Location Roughly bounded by the Union Pacific RR tracks, Hervey St., G Ave. and Hazel St., Hope, Arkansas
Area 85 acres (34 ha)
Built 1890 (1890)
Architectural style Prairie School, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP reference # 95000904 [1]
Added to NRHP July 28, 1995

The North Elm Street Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district in Hope, Arkansas. The district is rectangular in shape, roughly bounded on the north by Avenue G, on the west by Hervey Street, on the east by Hazel Street, and on the south by the railroad tracks. Most of the residential structures in this area were built between 1890 and 1945, and represent the city's greatest concentration of homes built during its boom years. The only major institutional building in the district is Hope City Hall, a Classical Revival structure. [2]

Hope, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Hope is a city in Hempstead County in southwestern Arkansas, United States. Hope is the county seat of Hempstead County and the principal city of the Hope Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Hempstead and Nevada counties. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,095, and in 2015 the population was estimated at 9,891.

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1] Included within the district are three separately-listed properties: the Bill Clinton Birthplace, the Ward-Jackson House, and the Foster House. [2]

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.

Ward-Jackson House

The Ward-Jackson House is a historic house at 122 North Louisiana Street in Hope, Arkansas. The 1-1/2 story wood frame house was built sometime in the 1890s, and is a particularly fine local example of Folk Victorian architecture. It has a busy exterior typical of Queen Anne styling, including different types of cut shingles, and has a porch with turned-spindle balustrade, and an Eastlake-style frieze. The windows are long and narrow, giving the house a somewhat Gothic appearance.

Foster House (303 North Hervey Street, Hope, Arkansas)

The Foster House is a historic house at 303 North Hervey Street in Hope, Arkansas. The two-story wood frame house was designed by Charles L. Thompson and built c. 1912. It is a fine local example of Bungalow/Craftsman style, with flared eaves and a full-length front porch supported by box columns, which are, in a Thompson signature, clustered in threes at the corners. The porch roof, dormer, and eave have classic Craftsman features, including exposed rafters and brackets. It is one of three Thompson designs in Hope.

See also

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

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