Owings House

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Owings House
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Location 563 Skyline Dr., North Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°46′50″N92°15′13″W / 34.78056°N 92.25361°W / 34.78056; -92.25361 Coordinates: 34°46′50″N92°15′13″W / 34.78056°N 92.25361°W / 34.78056; -92.25361
Area less than one acre
Built 1927 (1927)
Built by Justin Matthews
Architect Frank Carmean
Architectural style Mission Revival/Spanish Colonial Revival
MPS Pre-Depression Houses and Outbuildings of Edgemont in Park Hill MPS
NRHP reference # 92000564 [1]
Added to NRHP June 1, 1992

The Owings House is a historic house at 563 Skyline Drive in North Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick building, with classic Spanish Revival features, including a tile roof, arched openings, and iron grillwork. It is unusual in that its brick has not been stuccoed. The house was built in 1927 by Justin Matthews as part of his large Edgemont development. It was the first house to be completed, and was lost by its owners to foreclosure during the Great Depression. [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.

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.

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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 Owings House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-21.