Snyder House (Little Rock, Arkansas)

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Snyder House
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Location 4004 S. Lookout, Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°45′49″N92°19′5″W / 34.76361°N 92.31806°W / 34.76361; -92.31806 Coordinates: 34°45′49″N92°19′5″W / 34.76361°N 92.31806°W / 34.76361; -92.31806
Area less than one acre
Built 1925 (1925)
Architect Sanders & Ginocchio
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Bungalow/American Craftsman
Part of Hillcrest Historic District (#90001920)
MPS Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR
NRHP reference # 82000928 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP December 22, 1982
Designated CP December 18, 1990

The Snyder House is a historic house at 4004 South Lookout Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a 1-1/2 story wood frame with a distinctive blend of American Craftsman and Colonial Revival elements, built in 1925 to a design by the Little Rock firm of Sanders and Ginocchio. Its gable roof is bracketed, and it features an entry portico supported by large Tuscan columns. The gable of the portico has false half-timbering. [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.

American Craftsman American domestic architectural, interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts style and lifestyle

The American Craftsman style, or the American Arts and Crafts movement, is an American domestic architectural, interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts style and lifestyle philosophy that began in the last years of the 19th century. As a comprehensive design and art movement, it remained popular into the 1930s. However, in decorative arts and architectural design, it has continued with numerous revivals and restoration projects through present times.

Gable roof may have eaves or parapet; no rake overhanging

A gable roof is the classic, most commonly occurring roof shape in those parts of the world with cold or temperate climates. It consists of two roof sections sloping in opposite directions and placed such that the highest, horizontal edges meet to form the roof ridge. The design of this type of roof is achieved using rafters, roof trusses or purlins. The pitch of the roof and the height of the gutters can vary greatly.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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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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 Snyder House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-07.