Borden House
National Register of Historic Places

Borden House

Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas
Listed
March 17, 1977
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
77000278

About this property

The Borden House is a historic house on the grounds of Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park in Prairie Grove, Arkansas. In the Battle of Prairie Grove on December 7, 1862, the original Borden House was one of the central points of the Confederate line, and was the scene of heavy casualties. The Borden House was burned the next day. Archibald Borden built the current house on the original site. It is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame house, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof pierced by three gabled dormers. A porch extends across the center three bays of the front. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, and included in an enlarged National Register listing for the battlefield in 1992.

Location

Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas
35.97589, -94.30301

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Borden House listed on the National Register?

Borden House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 17, 1977.

What type of historic resource is Borden House?

Borden House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Borden House?

The period of significance for Borden House is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1862.

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