William H. Martin House

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William H. Martin House
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Location 815 Quapaw Ave., Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°30′15″N93°3′47″W / 34.50417°N 93.06306°W / 34.50417; -93.06306 Coordinates: 34°30′15″N93°3′47″W / 34.50417°N 93.06306°W / 34.50417; -93.06306
Built 1904
Architect Frank W. Gibb
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Part of Quapaw-Prospect Historic District (#99000821)
NRHP reference # 86001320 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 11, 1986
Designated  March 8, 2002

The William H. Martin House is a historic house at 815 Quapaw Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It was designed by architect Frank W. Gibb in 1904 and built in the same year. It includes Colonial Revival and Classical Revival architectural elements. It is an imposing building with a two-story Greek temple portico supported by four fluted Corinthian style pillars. The portico's cornice is modillioned with scrolled brackets, and has a band of dentil molding. When built, the house was on the outskirts of Hot Springs. [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.

Frank W. Gibb American architect

Frank W. Gibb was an architect in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Colonial Revival architecture

Colonial Revival architecture was and is a nationalistic design movement in the United States and Canada. Part of a broader Colonial Revival Movement embracing Georgian and Neoclassical styles, it seeks to revive elements of architectural style, garden design, and interior design of American colonial architecture.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [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.

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Garland County, Arkansas Wikimedia list article

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for William H. Martin House" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-18.