W. H. Moore House

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W. H. Moore House
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Location 906 Malvern St., Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°30′4″N93°2′44″W / 34.50111°N 93.04556°W / 34.50111; -93.04556 Coordinates: 34°30′4″N93°2′44″W / 34.50111°N 93.04556°W / 34.50111; -93.04556
Area less than one acre
Built 1895 (1895)
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Transitional
NRHP reference # 90000429 [1]
Added to NRHP March 27, 1990

The W.H. Moore House is a historic house at 906 Malvern Street in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame house, with a hip roof, weatherboard siding, and a brick foundation. It has asymmetrical massing typical of the Queen Anne period, including projecting gables and window bays, a wraparound porch, and a corner turret. The porch details, however, are distinctively Colonial Revival, with heavier clustered posts supporting its roof. The house was built in the late 19th century for W.H. Moore, owner of the Valley Planing Mill, the city's only business of that type. [2]

Hot Springs, Arkansas City in Arkansas, United States

Hot Springs is a city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Garland County. The city is located in the Ouachita Mountains among the U.S. Interior Highlands, and is set among several natural hot springs for which the city is named. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 35,193. In 2017 the estimated population was 36,915.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [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 Garland County, Arkansas Wikimedia list article

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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 W.H. Moore House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-21.