Wildwood (Hot Springs, Arkansas)

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Location808 Park Ave., Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°31′42″N93°3′0″W / 34.52833°N 93.05000°W / 34.52833; -93.05000
Arealess than one acre
Built1884 (1884)
ArchitectPhillip Van Patten
Architectural styleStick/eastlake, Shingle Style, Eclectic Victorian
NRHP reference No. 76000411 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 8, 1976

Wildwood is a historic house at 808 Park Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is a somewhat rambling 2+12-story wood-frame structure, with a variety of projecting sections, gables, and porches typical of the late Victorian Queen Anne period. Notable features include a round corner turret, steeply pitched roofs, and a variety of exterior sheathing. The interior is as ornate and elaborate as the exterior, with well-preserved woodwork from different types of hardwood in each downstairs room. The house was designed by Phillip Van Patten and built in 1884 for his brother-in-law, Dr. Harvey Prosper Ellsworth. [2] The house is now a bed and breakfast inn.

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The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [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 Wildwood". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-31.