Cornish House
National Register of Historic Places

Cornish House

Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Listed
December 22, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
82000882

About this property

The Cornish House is a historic house at 1800 Arch Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick structure, with a side gable roof, and a project center gable at the front, sheltering a porch with granite balustrade and posts. A porte-cochere extends north of the building, and a sunroom south.

Location

1800 Arch St.
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
34.73125, -92.27979

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 82000882. It was listed on December 22, 1982.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Schaer House
Civil War
0 mi
Croxson House
Industrial
0.1 mi
Central Presbyterian Church
Civil War
0.1 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Bayou Forche — Naval Support at Little Rock
1863Civil War
0.6 mi
Engagement at Ashley's Station (Pulaski County 1864)
1864Civil War
0.8 mi
Little Rock Arkansas
1863Civil War
1.2 mi
Brooks-Baxter War (Arkansas 1874)
1874Frontier
1.2 mi
Skirmish at Little Rock (January 1864)
1864Civil War
1.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Cornish House listed on the National Register?

Cornish House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Cornish House?

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

What is the period of significance for Cornish House?

The period of significance for Cornish House is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1800.

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