Stewart House | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Location | 1406 Summit St., Little Rock, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 34°44′13″N92°17′43″W / 34.73694°N 92.29528°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 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 NRHP | December 22, 1982 |
Designated CP | August 16, 1996 |
The Stewart House is a historic house at 1406 Summit Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a 1+1⁄2-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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