Womack House

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Womack House
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Location1867 S. Ringo St., Little Rock, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°43′52″N92°17′7″W / 34.73111°N 92.28528°W / 34.73111; -92.28528 Coordinates: 34°43′52″N92°17′7″W / 34.73111°N 92.28528°W / 34.73111; -92.28528
Arealess than one acre
Built1922 (1922)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
Part of Paul Laurence Dunbar School Neighborhood Historic District (ID13000789)
MPS Historically Black Properties in Little Rock's Dunbar School Neighborhood MPS
NRHP reference No. 99000546 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 28, 1999
Designated CPSeptember 27, 2013

The Womack House is a historic house at 1867 South Ringo Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a single-story wood-frame structure, with a low-pitch gable roof, weatherboard siding, and a brick foundation. A cross-gabled porch extends across the front, supported by sloping square columns. The gable ends are supported by knee brackets, and the eaves have exposed rafter ends in the Craftsman style. The house was built in 1922 for Dr. A. A. Womack, a prominent African-American doctor of the period. [2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [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 Womack House". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-26.