Flanagin Law Office
National Register of Historic Places

Flanagin Law Office

Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas
Listed
December 22, 1977
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
77000245

About this property

The Flanagin Law Office is a historic office building at 320 Clay Street in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The front brick portion of the building was built in 1858 for J. L. Witherspoon, a local attorney, who later became Attorney General of Arkansas and sat on the state's high court. Witherspoon took on Harris Flanagin as a partner; Flanagin served as Governor of Arkansas during the American Civil War, and used this building as a law office for many years.

Location

320 Clay St.
Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas
34.11894, -93.05092

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 77000245. It was listed on December 22, 1977.

Categories

LAWPOLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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

Clark County Courthouse
Industrial
0 mi
Arkadelphia Confederate Monument
Industrial
0.1 mi
Helena National Guard Armory
Industrial
0.1 mi
Clark County Library
Civil War
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Arkadelphia (Clark County)
1864Civil War
0.2 mi
Skirmish at Okolona (Clark County)
1864Civil War
6.5 mi
Battle of Jenkins' Ferry (Arkansas)
1864Civil War
10.6 mi
Elkin's Ferry Arkansas
1864Civil War
10.9 mi

Questions about this property

When was Flanagin Law Office listed on the National Register?

Flanagin Law Office was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1977.

What type of historic resource is Flanagin Law Office?

Flanagin Law Office is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Flanagin Law Office?

The period of significance for Flanagin Law Office is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1858.

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