Chisum House
National Register of Historic Places

Chisum House

Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Listed
December 4, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
75000403

About this property

The Chisum House is a historic house at 1320 South Cumberland Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a two-story frame structure, with a hip roof and an exterior sheathed in clapboards and decorative cut shingles. The roof is capped by a pair of finials, and there is a three-story square tower angled at one corner, topped by a bellcast roof and finial. The design is varied in the Queen Anne style, with multiple sizes and configurations of windows and porches, the latter featuring turned woodwork. Built in 1894, it is one of the city's relatively few Queen Anne Victorians. It was built for Jason Sowell, one of the city's leading families, in what was then Little Rock's most exclusive neighborhood. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Location

1320 Cumberland
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
34.73535, -92.27047

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

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0.1 mi
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Nearby Battles

Engagement at Ashley's Station (Pulaski County 1864)
1864Civil War
0.3 mi
Skirmish at Little Rock (January 1864)
1864Civil War
1.3 mi

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When was Chisum House listed on the National Register?

Chisum House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Chisum House?

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

What is the period of significance for Chisum House?

The period of significance for Chisum House is recorded as the pre_contact era, specifically around 1320.

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