Stewart House (Little Rock, Arkansas)

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Stewart House
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Location1406 Summit St., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°44′13″N92°17′43″W / 34.73694°N 92.29528°W / 34.73694; -92.29528
Arealess than one acre
Built1900 (1900)
Architect Charles L. Thompson
Architectural style Colonial Revival
Part of Central High School Neighborhood Historic District (ID96000892)
MPS Thompson, Charles L., Design Collection TR
NRHP reference No. 82000930 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1982
Designated CPAugust 16, 1996

The Stewart House is a historic house at 1406 Summit Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a 1+12-story wood-frame structure, with a distinctive blend of Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styling. It was built about 1910 to a design by Arkansas architect Charles L. Thompson. Its asymmetric massing, with a high hipped roof and projecting gables, is typically Queen Anne, as are elements of the front porch. Its Ionic columns and dentillate cornice are Colonial Revival. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [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 Stewart House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved March 11, 2016.